The number of migrants crossing the southern border has dropped sharply since the Biden administration imposed severe restrictions on asylum last month. In June, just over 83,000 migrants crossed the border illegally, according to U.S. border officials, down from around 117,000 in May and the lowest monthly total since January 2021.
The downturn in crossings has continued into July. The daily average of encounters at the border in the past week was under 1,900 as of Monday, according a senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection official.
The steep decrease coincides with the implementation of a June policy that bans asylum at the southern border, along with ramped-up enforcement from Mexican officials starting this year.
The political benefits of a border crackdown may yet prove fleeting as surveys suggest Mr. Trump's harder line on illegal immigration resonates more with swing voters, including some Hispanic Americans.
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