US Customs and Border Protection encountered or arrested more than 144,000 migrants at the southern border in May, a roughly 32% increase over April, the agency announced
Washington US Customs and Border Protection encountered or arrested more than 144,000 migrants at the southern border in May, a roughly 32% increase over April, it announced Wednesday.
Of those, nearly 133,000 crossed the US-Mexico border illegally, including over 11,000 unaccompanied children.It's yet another high mark for the agency, which has been sounding the alarm over the swell of migrants illegally crossing the southern border, and comes amid a fight over imposing tariffs on Mexico in retaliation for, President Donald Trump argues, is a lack of enforcement.
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