Illegal crossings at U.S.-Mexico border down 94%, Border Patrol chief says (1 Viewer)

[Politics - CBSNews.com]

Washington — Unlawful crossings at the U.S. southern border are down 94% from the same period last year, Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks told CBS News in his first sit-down interview, crediting the Trump administration's government-wide crackdown on illegal immigration.

Over the past seven days, Banks said, Border Patrol agents have apprehended an average of 285 migrants per day along the entire southern border, compared to roughly 4,800 during the same time last year.

Banks attributed the dramatic drop in illegal immigration to a slew of executive...

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