The official said the number of encounters with border officials over the past four months was 165,000. He has railed against asylum seekers and other border crossers as con artists who “scam” the system, and derided immigrants from Mexico as “bad hombres. The number of people crossing the border traditionally declines when it’s hot outside — but the winter months often see creeping increases. Officials are also now sending asylum seekers to Central American nations as part of a border security agreements with Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Despite the nosedive at the border, asylum seekers are still signing up on a waiting list to enter the U.S. at an official crossing in San Luis, Arizona.

Source: thestar February 04, 2020 00:11 UTC