Biden administration points to 29% drop in border arrests as RNC turns focus to immigration and crime

The Biden administration is highlighting a considerable drop in arrests on the US southern border as Republican National Convention speakers seek to cast the president as weak on immigration and crime.

Arrests along the US southern border dropped 29% in June, according to new data released by US Customs and Border Protection, following the Biden administration’s order severely limiting asylum-seeker crossings.

June arrests totaled just over 83,000, the lowest since President Joe Biden took office.