President Joe Biden’s new border policy to quickly remove migrants at the southern border seems to be achieving its goal. Migrant apprehensions dropped by more than 40% in the first three weeks after the executive order.
The policy has also led to the number of migrants in Sonoran border towns increasing. Border officials are processing migrants who cross the border unauthorized then quickly returning many of them to Mexico. Many of these migrants say an added complication they are facing is that border officials are throwing away most of their belongings, including baby formula, diapers, cell phones and even the clothes they are wearing.
