DHS: 'Historic shift' in border crossings since Trump's executive order

President Trump’s executive order played a role in radically reducing the number of illegal crossings at the southwestern U.S. border, according to a top U.S. Customs and Border Protection official.

“As a result of the Executive Orders issued by the president, and the implementing policies issued by the secretary, as well as earlier policy changes and the significant investments we have made in border enforcement personnel, technology, and infrastructure, we are seeing a historic shift in illegal crossings along the southwest border,” Ronald Vitiello, acting deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, told Senate Judiciary subcommittee in his prepared testimony.