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US Authorities stopped 6,700 Migrants Daily in July at the US Border

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Sienna Stewart
US Authorities stopped 6,700 Migrants Daily in July at the US Border

A US official said that authorities stopped a daily average of over 6,700 migrants at the US border over the first 29 days in July. The assistant secretary for border and immigration policy at the Department of Homeland Security, David Shahoulian issued a statement. He said the daily average was 6,779 people including 616 unaccompanied children and 2,583 who came as families. The number of unaccompanied children likely hit an all-time high in July and the number of people as families likely hit its second-highest total on record. The final count for the number of total arrests made in July isn’t expected for another few days, but preliminary numbers are generally close. The sharp increases from June were striking because crossings usually slow during stifling and fatal summer heat Read more...

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