July is on track to see another drop in migrant apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border — according to reporting from CBS.
President Joe Biden’s executive action went into effect in of June and dramatically limits migrants’ ability to enter the U.S. and pursue an asylum claim — despite international agreements allow that access.
The executive order goes into effect if and when the number of daily apprehensions border-wide exceeds 2,500. It could be lifted when that number dips to 1,500 daily for more than a week.
CBS reports that internal government data shows nationwide apprehensions have dipped low enough to nearly reach the threshold this month.
That’s also the trend border officers are seeing in Arizona.
At a press event earlier this month, Border Patrol Tucson Sector Deputy Chief Justin De La Torre said his agents are making drastically fewer apprehensions.
“I think people are finding that this is not the route you should be choosing to come to the country, because this is a reality good thing both for the migrants and the security of our country,” he said. “Because we’re only seeing 400 people a day, which is much more manageable.”
That’s down from a daily high of more than 2,300 in the Tucson Sector at the end of last year. CBP data shows Border Patrol apprehensions border-wide dropped below 84,000 in June — the lowest monthly count since 2021. The Tucson Sector saw the second highest number of June border apprehensions, with nearly 22,500.
