Border authorities encountered 190,000 people illegally crossing border in June, highest in 21 years

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The move was meant to prevent the coronavirus from spreading among migrants and law enforcement, and it initially prompted a decline in illegal immigration until migrants realized they would not be arrested if caught and could try to get in again after being turned away.
51% : Border Patrol, the federal law enforcement agents who work in the spaces between crossing checkpoints, saw 113,000 adults, 15,000 unaccompanied children, and 50,000 people traveling as part of a family group in June.
49% : The number of noncitizens encountered by law enforcement last month is the highest level since President Joe Biden took office six months ago and walked back a number of Trump administration policies that had kept the numbers at less than half their present rate.
47% : Approximately 190,000 people attempted to cross the southern border illegally from Mexico into the United States in June, the most seen in more than 21 years, Customs and Border Protection said Friday.
45% : "We are in the hottest part of the summer, and we are seeing a high number of distress calls to CBP from migrants abandoned in treacherous terrain by smugglers with no regard for human life," CBP acting Commissioner Troy Miller said.

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