(14 Nov 2019) U.S. Customs and Border Protection says that border apprehensions have dropped significantly from their highs earlier this year.
Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan told reporters that the number of apprehensions on the Southwest border dropped 14 percent in October, compared to the previous month.
"At the height of the crisis, CBP apprehensions exceeded 5000 in a single day," he said. "Now we're averaging just over 1300."
Morgan said border apprehensions have declined 70 percent from their high in May, 2019. He also said that the demographics of illegal border crossings have changed.
"For the first time in nearly 18 months, Mexico was a country of origin for the majority of apprehensions and inadmissible aliens rather than from the Northern Triangle countries, with single adults surpassing families," he said.
Although border apprehensions are down significantly, he outlined how drug seizures have increased during the past year.
"Last month on the southwest border, CBP seized more than 47,000 pounds of drugs, a 50 percent increase from this time last year," he said.
"And we intercepted double the amount of methamphetamine last month than we did last year on the southwest border."
And he criticized Congress for failing to reform the country's immigation laws.
"There still remains a humanitarian crisis at our southern border," he said.
"And importantly, a national security crisis along our southwest border, as well."
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