ADOverall, U.S. border authorities made 977,509 arrests during fiscal 2019, up 88 percent from last year and the highest total since 2007. A generation ago, most of the migrants crossing the border illegally were single adults from Mexico who could be quickly processed and deported. ADUnder that program, which the Trump administration calls the “Migrant Protection Protocols,” nearly 50,000 migrants have been returned to Mexico, many of them waiting months in dangerous border cities. Trump officials say the program has been effective at deterring migrants who might be trying to game the system with baseless asylum claims. ADAdvocates for migrants say the Trump administration has all but slammed the door on migrants fleeing violence and persecution, exposing children and other vulnerable populations to grave risks.

Source: Washington Post October 08, 2019 15:11 UTC