Nearly 1 million migrants were apprehended or deemed inadmissible along the US-Mexico border in fiscal year 2019, Customs and Border Protection says
That is 88% higher than the previous fiscal year, Morgan told reporters at the White House on Tuesday, adding that"these numbers are numbers that no immigration system is the world is designed to handle, including ours."The number of families arriving at the border more than tripled any previous year on record, Morgan said. He pointed out, though, that the"apprehension and inadmissible" numbers have dropped in recent months, calling it an"unprecedented achievement.
" The rule, from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, prohibits migrants who have resided in or traveled through third countries from seeking asylum in the US, therefore barring people traveling through Mexico from being able to claim asylum.Last month, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration's rule that dramatically limits the ability of Central American migrants to claim asylum to go into effect nationwide while the appeals process plays out.
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