U.S. border agents made more than 50,000 arrests in May for the third month in a row, the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday, an indication that escalating enforcement tactics by the Trump administration — including separating migrant parents from their children — has not had an immediate deterrent effect. Eager to campaign on his ­border security agenda ahead of November’s midterm elections, Trump has told aides that curbing illegal immigration is crucial to GOP success. A man who illegally crossed the Mexico-U.S. border evades a U.S. Border Patrol agent near McAllen, Texas, in May. In the Border Patrol’s Tucson sector, the number of underage migrants detained has risen 42 percent since last September. [Illegal border crossings remained high in May]Underage migrants detained by U.S. agents are quickly transferred to shelters run by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2018 21:21 UTC