{"id":23319,"date":"2020-08-05T13:37:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T17:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=23319"},"modified":"2020-08-05T13:37:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T17:37:22","slug":"apprehensions-at-the-border-are-up-yet-remain-well-below-2019s-historic-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2020\/08\/05\/apprehensions-at-the-border-are-up-yet-remain-well-below-2019s-historic-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Apprehensions at the Border Are Up, Yet Remain Well Below 2019’s Historic High"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Illegal alien apprehensions along America\u2019s southwest border continue to climb for the second month in a row, with June<\/a> apprehensions exceeding 32,000, more than double those of April. While this is a concerning trend, these levels are well below those of a last year, when in June 2019, apprehensions topped more than 104,000. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Emergency measures<\/a> taken at the onslaught of the COVID-19 outbreak \u2013 like immediately returning apprehended illegal aliens to the country from where they entered instead of detaining them in holding facilities \u2013 have further strengthened deterrence measures against illegal immigration already in place prior to the outbreak of the pandemic.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n These\ninclude: <\/p>\n\n\n\n For those who once believed that\ncontrolling our southern border was all but impossible, they\u2019ve been proven\nwrong, thankfully. The ability to control the movement of people across\ninternational borders has been identified by countries\nacross the globe<\/a> as an essential part of containing the COVID-19\npandemic. Strong border controls, coupled with strategically placed travel\nbans, will help ensure the containment, and hopefully more effective control of\nthis virus in the U.S. and abroad. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Illegal alien apprehensions along America\u2019s southwest border continue to climb for the second month in a row, with June apprehensions exceeding 32,000, more than double those of April. While this is a concerning trend, these levels are well below those of a last year, when in June 2019, apprehensions topped more than 104,000. \u00a0 Emergency<\/p>\n