Donald Trump blamed Mexico for his decision to deploy 750 agents at the Southern Border’s Ports of Entry to the U.S. The President's late night tweets on immigration came after he insisted that illegal crossings must be stopped as he inspected a refurbished section of fencing at the Mexican border. 'There is indeed an emergency on our southern border,' Trump said at the briefing, adding that there has been a sharp uptick in illegal crossings. But Trump, who ratcheted up his hard-line immigration rhetoric in recent weeks, declared that his move, which included vetoing a congressional vote, was necessary. Arrests along the southern border have skyrocketed in recent months, and border agents were on track to make 100,000 arrests or denials of entry in March, a 12-year high.

Source: Daily Mail April 07, 2019 05:37 UTC