Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants Monday amid a big drop in unlawful crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Customs and Border Safety stated unlawful border crossings in March fell to the bottom degree ever recorded, with slightly below 7,200 apprehensions. Based on the company, it was a 95% lower from a yr earlier.
It additionally marked a lower from February, through which the variety of unlawful migrant crossings hit a 25-year low. About 8,300 migrants had been apprehended in February.
Watch extra of Tony Dokoupil’s interview with Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday on “CBS Mornings.”
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