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Héctor Ríos Morales

White House Says February Recorded 'Lowest' Amount Of Border Crossings in U.S. History

Immigrants walking along the U.S.-Mexico border wall near Sasabe, Arizona (Credit: Via Getty Images)

The number of migrant crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border was among the lowest in decades during President Donald Trump's first full month in office, the White House said. Concretely, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents made an estimated 8,450 apprehensions in February, making it the first time Border Patrol averaged roughly 8,000 apprehensions since 1968 according to historical statistics.

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