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Border Arrests Fall Again In October, Down Almost 75% Since May

Emily Zanotti
Border Arrests Fall Again In October, Down Almost 75% Since May
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Apprehensions and arrests of immigrants attempting to cross the United States’ southern border illegally were down again in October, and arrests have plummeted a whopping 75% since the Trump Administration took action on illegal immigration back in May.

The Wall Street Journal reports that only 36,000 illegal immigrants were arrested in October, a 10% drop from the number of apprehensions in September, and a 75% drop from the 132,856 illegal immigrants arrested in May.

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