Over 170k Illegal Immigrants Stopped At Border For Third Month Straight

Over 170,000 illegal immigrants were stopped at the US-Mexico border last month, the third consecutive month that number was exceeded, according to Axios. Citing preliminary US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) data, Axios reported that the “more than 170,000 apprehensions last month” continue a trend of “20-year records set in March and April.” The New York Post reported, “approximately 900,000 migrants have been apprehended between Oct. 1 and the end of last month, the most through eight months of a fiscal year since 2006.” “CBP has not recorded more than 170,000 border encounters in three consecutive months since 2000, when


