CNN —US officials on Monday touted another month of low border crossings, citing recent executive action curbing asylum access at the US southern border, even as former President Donald Trump levels campaign attacks over the Biden administration’s handling of border security.
But while border crises have dogged administration officials for the better part of Joe Biden’s presidency, the number of people illegally crossing the border over the last two months has drastically fallen.
Encounters between ports of entry have decreased by more than 50% and are the lowest since September 2020, according to US Customs and Border Protection.
In September 2020, Border Patrol recorded 54,771 encounters along the US southern border.
Administration officials cite the executive action that Biden announced in June, which largely bars migrants from seeking asylum at the US southern border, for the dramatic decline in crossings.
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