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New data released by US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reveal that arrests at the US-Mexico border fell by roughly 30% in June, the lowest level during President Biden’s entire time in office.

Data from CBP revealed that 83,536 people were arrested at the border, a significant decrease from the 117,901 arrests in May. This marks the lowest numbers since January 2021. In addition, CBP confirmed that “more than 70,000 individuals to more than 170 countries, including by operating more than 150 international repatriation flights.”

Digging Deeper on the numbers:
According to CBP, the number of unaccompanied children encountered along the southwest border in June decreased by 14% compared to May. Encounters with single adults dropped by 28%, and family unit encounters fell by 36%.

Acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller commented on the news, saying, “Recent border security measures have made a meaningful impact on our ability to impose consequences for those crossing unlawfully, leading to a decline of 29% in US Border Patrol apprehensions from May to June, with a more than 50% drop in the seven day average from the announcement to the end of the month, and doubling the rate at which we removed noncitizens from US Border Patrol custody in June.”

This reduction follows President Biden’s policy limiting asylum processing to 2,500 people daily. Since Biden’s executive order on June 4th, the seven-day average of border-crossing encounters has dropped to roughly 1,900.