CBP Data Shows ‘Unprecedented Decline’ in Illegal Border Crossings, Kelly Says

Homeland Security Today: The week, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary John Kelly announced Customs and Border Protection (CBP) illegal border crossing data through the month of February “show an unprecedented decline in traffic. From January to February, the flow of illegal border crossings as measured by apprehensions and the prevention of inadmissible persons at our southern border dropped by 40 percent.”

Earlier this month, Homeland Security Today reported that CBP “saw a decrease in apprehensions between our ports of entry [POEs] and a decrease in individuals deemed inadmissible to enter the US at our ports of entry along the Southwest Border in January 2017.” CBP also noted that, “Overall, total migration remained at elevated levels, primarily due to family units and unaccompanied children [UAC] from Central America, Haitian nationals migrating from Brazil and Cuban nationals.”

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