By Maria Ortiz
Aug 16, 2024, 7:04 PM EDT
The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported on Friday that a significant decrease was recorded in the meetings with undocumented immigrants in July, the first full month after President Biden’s Presidential Proclamation issued on June 4 that temporarily suspends the entry of certain non-citizens across the southern border.
Border Patrol encounters with undocumented immigrants in July were 32% lower than in June 2024 and this was the lowest monthly total along the southwest border since September 2020, according to the federal agency in a statement regarding its statistics for the month of July.
In July, Border Patrol recorded 56,408 apprehensions between ports of entry along the southwest border.
“In July, our border security measures enhanced our ability to enforce consequences for illegal entry, leading to the lowest number of encounters along the southwest border in more than three years,” said Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller.
The United States has deported more than 92,000 immigrants
The United States has deported more than 92,000 people to more than 130 countries since June 5.when it came into force the executive measure that drastically restricts asylum applications on the border with Mexico.
This measure also influenced the 32% decrease in migrant detentions at that border in July.compared to last June, the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP) stressed in a statement.
According to CBP, due to the new immigration guidelines there was “a significant increase in the number of migrants expelled and returned to their countries of origin and a decrease in the number of persons released (in the US) pending their removal proceedings.”
Biden’s order has allowed US authorities deport those who do not meet strict asylum standards when the number of daily arrests at the border is exceeded by 2,500 for an average of seven days.
DHS has nearly tripled the percentage of noncitizens processed for expedited removal, and the percentage of releases pending immigration court proceedings has been reduced by almost half.
The government recalled that “individuals and families who do not have a legal basis to remain in the U.S. are subject to deportation.”
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