Border Patrol arrests have decreased for the second month in a row. Data indicates that the number of arrests along the Southwest border has fallen. This decline brings the number of arrests to one of the lowest levels seen in decades. Further information on this trend can be found through KTSM 9 News, which reported on the decrease in Border Patrol arrests for the month of July.
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