Arrests for illegal border crossings dropped more than 40% during the three weeks that asylum processing has been suspended, the Homeland Security Department said Wednesday. The Border Patrol's average daily arrests over a seven-day period have fallen below 2,400...
Under the suspension, which takes effect when daily arrests are above 2,500, anyone expressing fear or intention to seek asylum is screened by a U.S. asylum officer at a higher standard than currently used, allowing more limited humanitarian protection, including the U.N. Convention Against Torture.
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