Numbers reflect Southwest Border migration decline

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials said recently released numbers reflect June showed a decline in Southwest Border apprehensions and inadmissibles by 18 percent compared to May.

In June, a total of 34,114 individuals were apprehended between ports of entry on the Southwest Border, officials said, in comparison with 40,338 in May and 38,243 in April.

Last month officials said 8,451 people presenting themselves at ports of entry on the Southwest Border were deemed inadmissible compared to 11,567 in May and 12,680 in April.

“Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will continue to enforce the rule of law and uphold our nation’s immigration laws as passed by Congress,” Tyler Q. Houlton, DHS press secretary said via a statement released regarding the CBP’s Southwest Border June migration numbers. “As we have said before, the journey north is dangerous and puts individuals in the hands of smugglers and traffickers. We continue to call on Congress to address the crisis at the border by closing legal loopholes that drive illegal immigration.”

CBP officials said Office of Field Operations inadmissibility metrics include individuals encountered at ports of entry who are seeking lawful admission into the United States but are determined to be inadmissible; individuals presenting themselves to seek humanitarian protection under U.S. laws; and individuals who withdraw an application for admission and return to their countries of origin within a short timeframe.