ARRESTS FOR ILLEGAL BORDER CROSSINGS HIT 46-YEAR LOW
Arrests of people trying to cross illegally into the U.S. from Mexico plunged to the lowest level since 1971, as fewer people attempted the trek, the Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday.
Meanwhile, immigration arrests in the interior of the country increased by 25 percent, the data show.
The newly released data provides the most comprehensive look yet at how immigration enforcement is changing under the Trump administration.
The dramatic shift in arrests of undocumented immigrants from the Southwest border to the interior of the nation continues to be a prominent feature of the Trump presidency.
