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Pedro Camacho

Migrant apprehensions at southern border on track to reach lowest annual total since Trump administration

Immigrants seeking asylum close to Yuma, Arizona (Credit: Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

In early September, a report revealed that border crossings had decreased so much since president Biden's asylum order in June that the administration is considering a new deactivation trigger, whereby restrictions would only be lifted if daily crossings fell below 1,500 during a 28-day period, considerably longer than the 7-day threshold that currently stands.

On Monday, CBP reported exactly how low their estimate for 2024 border crossings will be, as the annual total continues on track to be the lowest since the end of the Trump administration.

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