Immigration

The White House is taking a victory lap.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks about immigration and border security at the Brownsville Station on Feb. 29, 2024, in Olmito, Texas. | Cheney Orr/Getty Images

By Myah Ward

06/26/2024 10:36 AM EDT

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The number of migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border has plummeted 40 percent since President Joe Biden clamped down on asylum earlier this month, administration officials said Wednesday.

Daily crossings have fallen below 2,400. That’s the lowest level since Jan. 17, 2021, right before the president took office. But encounters still remain too high for the president’s newly implemented restrictions to be lifted: Migrants will continue to be barred from seeking asylum in between ports of entry until average border crossings have fallen below 1,500 for seven consecutive days.

The White House used the drop to tout the president’s new policy and........

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