Mark Morgan, acting CBP commissioner, said 64,000 people had been apprehended or deemed inadmissible in August -- down from 82,000 in July and 144,000 from the peak in May
Washington Acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Mark Morgan, speaking at the White House on Monday, touted a drop in border arrests and highlighted the construction of new sections of the border wall.
Morgan said 64,000 people had been apprehended or deemed inadmissible in August -- down from 82,000 in July and 144,000 from the peak in May. Morgan credited President Donald Trump's"unprecedented network of initiatives," including the push to have Mexico conduct more enforcement on the border, with securing that 56% drop since May.
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