Latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection News

Border Patrol reports arrests are down 25% since Biden announced new asylum restrictions

Jun. 20, 2024 18:53 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of arrests by Border Patrol agents of people illegally crossing into the United States fell in May to the third lowest of any month during the Biden presidency, while preliminary figures released Thursday show encounters with migrants falling even more in the roughly...

Some Mexican shelters see crowding south of the border as Biden's asylum ban takes hold

Jun. 14, 2024 17:07 PM EDT

MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — Some shelters south of the U.S. border are caring for many more migrants now that the Biden administration stopped considering most asylum requests, while others have yet to see much of a change. The impact appears uneven more than a week after the...