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Migrant encounters at the United States southwest border have reportedly fallen by 74% since the Republican President Donald Trump took office last month.
Within the first 15 days of Trump taking office for the second time, the southwest border saw a total of 12,500 migrant encounters in total, averaging around 833 each day, according to new U.S. Department of Homeland Security data obtained by NewsNation. DHS sources have referred to the decline as "The Trump Effect."
"That's lower than the president's first-week average, 1,050," the outlet reported. "In the past eight days alone, encounter averages have sunk further to 650 daily."
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Within the first 15 days of Trump taking office for the second time, the southwest border saw a total of 12,500 migrant encounters in total, averaging around 833 each day, according to new U.S. Department of Homeland Security data obtained by NewsNation. DHS sources have referred to the decline as "The Trump Effect."
"That's lower than the president's first-week average, 1,050," the outlet reported. "In the past eight days alone, encounter averages have sunk further to 650 daily."
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'Trump Effect' credited for 74% plunge in migrant encounters at southern border: report
As President Donald Trump s administration continues to crack down on illegal immigration, officials have reported that migrant encounters at the southwest border have fallen by 74 since the