The Department of Homeland Security announced on Tuesday that 104,344 people either tried to cross illegally or approached a port of entry without proper documentation last month -- a 28% drop compared to May when 144,278 people tried to cross.
The number of undocumented migrants being stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border has dropped dramatically in just weeks, remaining at historically high levels but also representing the first decline in several months.
The Homeland Security Department announced on Tuesday that 104,344 people either tried to cross illegally or approached a port of entry without proper documentation -- a 28% drop compared to May when 144,278 people tried to cross. Almost all of the undocumented migrants arrive at the border seeking to claim asylum as allowed under U.S. law.
"In terms of when we’re going to know if these efforts in Mexico are making an impact, I think these three weeks are demonstrating they are already," McAleenan said at the time. Human rights groups have sounded the alarms on both the Mexican government's use of force to stop migrant travel, as well as insisting that families who do reach the border are returned to Mexico to wait out their asylum cases. These groups say migrant families are facing massive shortages of shelter, food and water, and are exposed to serious crimes -- including kidnapping, sexual assault and violence.
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