According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, arrests for illegally crossing the border from Mexico decreased by 33% in July, reaching the lowest level since September 2020. The Border Patrol reported 56,408 arrests last month, a significant drop from the 83,536 arrests made in June.
Asylum at the border was suspended on June 5 due to the daily threshold of illegal crossings exceeding 2,500. This measure led to a 55% decrease in arrests, following a previous decline earlier in the year attributed to increased enforcement by Mexican authorities.
