After reaching a low in April, monthly southern border encounters in May increased by 27 percent with 23,118 total apprehensions and inadmissibles.
Amidst the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, border apprehensions along the U.S.-Mexico border have reached a low not seen in three years.
Southern border apprehensions have declined slightly amidst the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, though Border Patrol agents apprehended 30,000 and continue to combat drug smuggling.
After eight months of continuous decline at the southern border, February statistics reveal a roughly one percent increase in apprehensions while drug seizures continue to be a top issue.
Texas Rep. Chip Roy and other members of the Texas delegation sent a letter to the Trump administration citing concerns about the spread of the coronavirus at the southern border.
The first month of the New Year marked the eighth month in a row apprehension levels declined at the southern border.
Last week Mexican security forces thwarted thousands of Central American migrants traveling in a caravan in an attempt to illegally cross into the United States.
As the number of counterfeit products entering the U.S. continues to rise, the Department of Homeland Security announced an action plan to combat the growing problem.
The Fifth Circuit reversed an El Paso judge's injunction blocking the redirection of funds, arguing in part that the plaintiffs lacked standing.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced enforcement actions declined for the seventh month in a row in December, marking a more than 71 percent decrease since the peak in May.
The legitimacy of so-called nationwide injunctions issued from lower court judges is an ongoing debate in legal circles.
Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan announced that apprehensions declined at the U.S.-Mexico border for the sixth month in a row, while drug seizures again increased.
Despite October marking the fifth consecutive month apprehensions declined at the border, drug seizures increased by more than 45 percent compared to last year.
Following Kevin McAleenan's resignation as Secretary of Homeland Security, the director of White House personnel informed President Trump that his top picks can't be nominated.
For the third month in a row, Customs and Border Protection reported a decline in the number of apprehensions made at the U.S.-Mexico border.
