Border Arrests Fall More Than 40% in Three Weeks

Arrests for illegal border crossings dropped more than 40% during the three weeks asylum processing has been suspended, the Homeland Security Department has said.

Border Patrol's 7-day daily average arrests have fallen below 2,400, the lowest number since 17 January 2021, according to Homeland Security.

President Joe Biden suspended asylum processing with an executive order to "gain control of the border" on June 5.

Border arrests had decreased 25% as of last week according to Biden, and have now fallen further.