Illegal Border Crossings Down For 2 Straight Months

The migrant crisis at the U.S.-Mexico Border is still going strong as migrants flock to the border to pursue a better life in the United States. However, while flows were still considered unusually high, the numbers seem to be going down for the second straight month.

According to a report by the Associated Press, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) stopped fewer migrants in July than the month before, which also tallied fewer numbers than the previous month.

CBP Commissioner Chris Magnus said that this was the first two-month drop since October 2021 and added that this is a positive trend. However, it is noted that the flow of migrants into the U.S. is still quite high, particularly among nationalities less affected by Title 42, which denies migrants legal rights to seek asylum on the grounds of trying to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. This rule applies to all nationalities, but diplomatic relations are also taken under consideration.

Customs and Border Patrol Presents Numbers of People Crossing in July 2022

For the month of May, the numbers of border crossings reached record numbers, even as the CBP enforced the Title 42 Rule, according to ABC News. However, the number has been going down since June.

The CBP has now released the numbers from July 2022, and overall, the numbers went down. Along the Southwest land border, the CBP only had 199,976 encounters, a 4% decrease from the previous month. Among them, 74,573 were expelled under Title 42.

President Joe Biden tried to end the Title 42 rule previously, but a judge blocked his efforts.

Fewer Mexicans, Guatemalans, El Salvadorans, and Hondurans Stopped, but More Venezuelans and Cubans

The people most affected by the Title 42 rule are Mexicans, Guatemalans, Hondurans, and El Salvadorans. The CBP noted they had stopped fewer of them in July. Mexico has previously agreed to take people expelled under the rule, which made it easy for the CBP.

However, there was an increase in the number of people who are more likely to be released in the United States on humanitarian parole, such as Venezuelans and Cubans. According to the CBP, their border agents stopped 17,603 Venezuelans in July. This is a 34% increase from June and nearly triple from July 2021.

There are also more and more Cubans trying to reach the United States, as Border Patrol agents stopped 20,080 of them from crossing. This is a 25% increase from June and nearly six times from June 2021. The CBP also noted that they also stopped Colombians more this month as well.

The CBP also released their drug seizure numbers. Cocaine seizures decreased by 56%, but Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Fentanyl all increased. The highest increase for July was Fentanyl with 203%, followed by Meth with 15%.

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Written by: Rick Martin

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