{"id":1977377,"date":"2023-07-19T13:28:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T17:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-reports-significant-decrease-in-illegal-migrant-encounters-amid-stricter-asylum-rules\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T13:32:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T17:32:30","slug":"cbp-reports-significant-decrease-in-illegal-migrant-encounters-amid-stricter-asylum-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-reports-significant-decrease-in-illegal-migrant-encounters-amid-stricter-asylum-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"CBP sees major drop in illegal migrant encounters due to stricter asylum rules."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcbp-reports-significant-decrease-in-illegal-migrant-encounters-amid-stricter-asylum-rules%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977377&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div\u2064 class=\"post_content\">\n\u200b  <\/p>\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" \u200ddata-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0719\/a4827be1-ee58-4648-aa3e-dc459546fc8b\/audio.mp3?length=4826637&#038;duration=402\"><\/div>\n<p>  \u200b<\/p>\n<h2>Record\u2063 Low\u2063 Illegal \u2062Border \u2062Crossings in\u200c June<\/h2>\n<p> \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>In\u200d June,\u200c the \u2062number\u2064 of \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-debate-utility-of-border-war-in-combating-illegal-immigration-crisis\/\" title=\"Lawmakers discuss effectiveness of Border War in tackling immigration crisis.\">illegal border \u2063crossings<\/a>\u200c along\u2062 the \u200dSouthwest\u2062 border reached\u200d its lowest\u2063 point in over two\u2062 years, dropping by almost\u200c a\u200b third\u200c compared \u2062to May.<\/p>\n<p>According to a\u2063 press\u2062 release by U.S. Customs\u200b and\u2063 Border Protection \u2063(CBP) \u2063on July 18, the agency&#8217;s operational \u2064statistics\u200b for \u200dJune \u200c2023 show a\u2063 significant \u200cand ongoing \u200cdecline\u2064 in \u2062migrant \u2062encounters.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>This \u2064decline\u200b is attributed to\u2062 the enforcement of consequences under\u2062 Title \u200b8 \u2063authorities and\u200d the expansion of\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-providing-an-additional-22000-h-2b-visas-to-help-businesses-address-pandemic-labor-shortage\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Providing An Additional 22,000 H-2B Visas To Help Businesses Address Pandemic Labor Shortage\">lawful pathways<\/a> \u200dand processes. \u200cCBP \u2064also\u2063 reported successful\u200b efforts in intercepting drugs, \u200bresulting in\u200b a notable \u200cincrease in \u2063narcotics seizures.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Border Patrol recorded 99,545 \u2064encounters between \u200cports\u2063 of\u200c entry,\u200d representing a 42 percent\u200d decrease from\u200b May.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d \u200d<\/p>\n<p>Overall,\u2064 the total number of Southwest \u2063border \u200bencounters, \u2064including \u200dthose at ports \u200bof \u2064entry with\u200b or \u200cwithout\u200c a\u2064 CBP \u200bOne\u2062 appointment,\u2064 was 144,607, \u2062marking\u2064 a\u2063 30 percent \u200cdecrease from the \u200bprevious\u2062 month.\u2063 These \u200cfigures represent \u2063the \u2062lowest\u200d monthly Southwest \u2063border \u200cencounter numbers\u2062 since\u200d February 2021.<\/p>\n<p> \u2064 \u200d<\/p>\n<p>Troy \u2063A. Miller,\u200c the \u200bCBP Senior \u2063Official Performing\u200d the Duties of the\u200b Commissioner,\u200d credited the\u200c agency&#8217;s efforts to\u2063 enforce\u200c consequences under \u2062Title\u2064 8 authorities and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-gives-business-20k-more-foreign-workers-to-hire-13m-americans-jobless\/\" title=\"Biden Gives Business 20K More Foreign Workers to Hire, 13M Americans Jobless\">expand lawful pathways<\/a> for the decline in\u2064 illegal\u2063 migrant \u200cencounters.<\/p>\n<p>\u2062 \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>Miller\u2062 stated, &#8220;Our sustained efforts \u200bto enforce consequences \u2064under our \u200clongstanding Title 8 authorities, \u200bcombined with\u2063 expanding access \u2062to\u200d lawful pathways and\u2062 processes, have\u2062 driven \u200bthe number of \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-delegation-calls-on-biden-to-address-border-crisis-traveling-to-texas-to-see-firsthand\/\" title=\"GOP delegation calls on Biden to address border crisis, traveling to Texas to see firsthand\">migrant encounters<\/a> along\u200c the \u200bSouthwest border\u200d to \u2063their \u200clowest\u200b levels \u2062in more than two years.\u200c We will remain\u2062 vigilant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u200c \u2062 <\/p>\n<p>In addition to reducing\u2062 illegal immigration, \u200cCBP\u2064 has made significant \u200bprogress\u2064 in stopping\u2063 the movement of dangerous\u200b drugs across\u2062 the\u200c border. The \u200cagency \u200chas implemented non-intrusive scanning tools\u2063 and established working labs\u200d to quickly identify potential\u200d drugs\u2063 and detect trends.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>In\u2063 June, nationwide\u2063 seizures of\u200c cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, \u2062fentanyl, \u200dand marijuana \u2064combined increased by\u2062 7% compared to\u2064 May. Of \u2063particular \u2062concern is \u200dthe surge in\u200d fentanyl seizures,\u2063 with CBP already \u2063seizing \u200dover 22,000\u200d pounds \u2064in Fiscal Year 2023, compared \u200bto \u200c8,300 \u2064pounds \u2062during the \u2064same\u2062 period\u2063 in\u200c FY \u200b2022.<\/p>\n<p> \u200c \u200c<\/p>\n<h2>Recent \u200dCBP Changes<\/h2>\n<p> \u2064\u200b <\/p>\n<p>CBP \u2063processes\u200c all\u2062 migrants\u200b in\u2062 accordance with Title \u20648\u200b immigration\u200c laws\u2063 and\u200c places illegal border crossers \u200binto Expedited Removal \u2064or\u2062 Section\u200c 240 \u200cRemoval Proceedings.<\/p>\n<p> \u2063 <\/p>\n<p>Illegal migrants who cross\u200d between ports \u200dof\u200d entry or \u2063show \u200bup\u200b at a\u2062 port of entry \u200dwithout making a \u200bCBP\u2064 One \u2063appointment are\u2064 subject\u2062 to \u200dthe &#8220;lawful pathways \u2062rule,&#8221;\u2062 which states that people cannot\u2062 seek asylum if \u200cthey\u200b do not use legal methods. However, \u200dthere\u2064 are some\u200d exceptions to \u200cthis\u200b rule.<\/p>\n<p>  \u200c<\/p>\n<p>In\u2062 an effort \u200cto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-reports-significant-decrease-in-illegal-migrant-encounters-amid-stricter-asylum-rules\/\" title=\"CBP sees major drop in illegal migrant encounters due to stricter asylum rules.\">disrupt supply chains involved<\/a> in \u2064the \u200bproduction and\u2062 transportation of\u2063 fentanyl, \u2063CBP launched\u2064 two \u200dnew \u200dinteragency operations in \u200cJune:\u200b Operations Artemis\u200c and\u2063 Rolling \u200cWave.<\/p>\n<p> \u200b <\/p>\n<p>Operation Artemis, which\u200d began\u200b on June\u2063 5, has\u2064 already resulted\u200c in over 130 \u200dseizures, including \u206221 \u2064pill presses, 54 pill molds, more than 5,000 \u2064pounds \u200dof precursor\u200c chemicals, \u200cover \u2063300 pounds of methamphetamine,\u200d and over 5,000 pounds \u2062of\u2064 other drugs.<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2062 <\/p>\n<p>Concurrently,\u200c the\u2062 U.S.\u2063 Border Patrol\u200d is\u2063 running Operation Rolling\u2062 Wave.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 2023 data reveals a significant drop in illegal immigration along the Southwest border. Total encounters were the lowest in over two years, decreasing by almost a third compared to May. 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