San Diego Sector sees border arrests fall 40% in July

SAN DIEGO ( Border Report) — When you drive along areas considered hot spots for migrant activity between San Diego and Tijuana, you’ll notice fewer Border Patrol agents and a lot less movement, something reflected in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection monthly update for July.

Those figures show migrant encounters have significantly dropped during the last two months in the San Diego Sector, especially for the month of July.

Overall last month, there were 56,408 encounters for the entire southern, border according to CBP.

In April, there were 128,893.

The San Diego Sector, which remains among the busiest along the border with Mexico, had 15,563 reported encounters, about 40 percent of what it saw back in April when there were 37,371.

Last week, migrant advocates told Border Report they were hardly seeing any migrants at the border, and expected CBP numbers for July to show a continual downward trend, something that began in early June when President Biden issued an executive order

It temporarily halts the processing of most asylum claims when unlawful crossings top an average of 2,500 per day during a seven-day period.

The order stipulates that migrants crossing into the U.S. without authorization will not be eligible for asylum, but subject to expedited removal.

Exceptions will be made for unaccompanied children, victims of human trafficking, and other noncitizens with a valid visa or other lawful permission to enter the United States.

Since the CBP fiscal year began Oct. 1, U.S. Border Patrol agents in San Diego has encountered 296,519 migrants.

The Tucson Sector has had 440,598 to lead all sectors.

Overall since the fiscal year began, CBP is reporting 1,418,671 border arrests along the southern border.

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