October border arrest numbers down ahead of election: Report

[Lauren Taylor]

IMMIGRATION IS A TOP ISSUE FOR MANY VOTERS HEADING INTO TUESDAY’S ELECTION.

AND A NEW REPORT SHOWS ARRESTS AT THE BORDER ARE ON THE DECLINE … WHICH CONTINUES THE DOWNWARD TREND SINCE JUNE WHEN PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN PUT ENHANCED RESTRICTIONS IN PLACE.

ACCORDING TO THE NEW NUMBERS OBTAINED BY REUTERS …

U-S BORDER OFFICIALS ARRESTED AROUND 54-THOUSANDS MIGRANTS CROSSING THE U-S MEXICO BORDER IN OCTOBER.

THAT’S MUCH LESS THE AVERAGE OF 160-THOUSAND ARRESTS PER MONTH … BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATION WAS FORCE TO IMPOSE RESTRICTIONS ON  PEOPLE CROSSING THE BORDER AND CLAIMING ASYLUM. 

IN 20-23, BORDER AGENTS ARRESTED AN AVERAGE OF 170-THOUSAND MIGRANTS PER MONTH.

IN 2019 … BEFORE THE PANDEMIC AND DURING TRUMP’S PRESIDENCY, THE MONTHLY AVERAGE WAS ABOUT 71-THOUSAND.

TRUMP IS PROMISING MORE IMMIGRATION REINFORCEMENT AND HISTORIC LEVELS OF DEPORTATION IF HE’S RE-ELECTED.

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS SAYS SHE WILL ALSO WORK TO ENFORCE TOUGHER BORDER RESTRICTIONS..

TRUMP HAS CRITICIZED THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION FOR NOT DOING ENOUGH ON THE ISSUE OF IMMIGRATION.

FOR SAN I’M … LAUREN TAYLOR. 

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