Illegal Immigration Down 67 Percent Under Trump

The border wall may not be up yet, but that doesn’t mean that the Trump administration isn’t taking a major bite out of illegal immigration already.

Testimony from Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly on Wednesday revealed that apprehensions for illegal border crossings were down 71 percent since the last full month of the Obama administration, according to U.S. News and World Report.

In written testimony, the DHS chief said there were less than 17,000 apprehensions in March. That’s down from 58,478 in December — a sign that fewer are attempting the crossing into the United States.

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