Border Crossings Fell Materially Since Biden Plan, Mayorkas Says

Homeland Security chief touts lower crossing numbers
Drop comes after Biden order shuttered certain asylum paths

Migrants on the bank of the dry riverbed of the Rio Grande at the US-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico, on April 24.Photographer: Justin Hamel/Bloomberg

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By Ellen M Gilmer

June 17, 2024 at 9:10 PM UTC

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The number of migrants crossing the US-Mexico border has fallen since President Joe Biden’s move to restrict asylum claims, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.

US officials logged around 2,600 encounters between ports of entry on the southern border Sunday, down sharply in the two weeks since Biden announced the changes, he said. Mayorkas said it was one of the lowest totals since the start of the administration.