Encounters at the southwest border have decreased by 55% since Biden’s executive order

Encounters at the southwest border have decreased by 55% since Biden’s executive order

Encounters at southwest border down 55% since Biden’s executive order – CBS News

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President Biden’s executive order banning most undocumented immigrants from asylum has cut encounters at the southwest border in half. In the seven weeks since the order was enacted, border encounters are down 55%, according to a new Department of Homeland Security report. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.

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