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For Immediate Release
Contact: Dan Gordon , 617-651-0841
July 19, 2021

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**The Latest Border Numbers, Explained**

**WASHINGTON, D.C.**- Official June border numbers
released
by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday indicate the scale
of challenges at the U.S.-Mexico border - but they don't tell the
whole story.

Notably, CBP reported

that it has encountered fewer unique

****individuals this fiscal year to date (454,944) than during the same
period in 2019 (489,760).

A big reason: The number of encounters is significantly inflated by high
recidivism rates. While pandemic-era Title 42 restrictions allow border
officials to immediately expel migrants, they lack the severe
consequences of regular removals and can incentivize people to make
multiple attempts to enter the United States. Many do and are counted
each time before they are expelled again. The use of Title 42 is
expected to be phased out this summer.

"When looking at the latest border numbers, the impact of Title 42 is
critical to understanding what's really going on," said

**Ali Noorani, President and CEO of the National Immigration Forum**.

****"Increased apprehensions signal the serious push factors at work
that are forcing families and children to make the dangerous journey.
The administration must continue its work to address root causes of
migration and establish an orderly but humane process at the border.

"Securing our border and treating migrants compassionately are not
mutually exclusive goals."

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