Biden could lift border executive action that helped lower migrant crossings

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A sharp drop in the number of migrants arrested after illegally entering the United States from Mexico could prompt President Joe Biden to ease his executive action that is credited, in part, for the turnaround.

In July, approximately 57,000 migrants were apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol along the southwestern border, according to federal data shared with the Washington Examiner.

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