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Arrests for illegal US-Mexico border crossing falls to more than four-year low

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The border patrol made 53,858 arrests, down from 58,009 in August and the lowest since August 2020 .

Mexicans accounted for nearly half of the arrests, becoming a greater part of the mix.

San Diego was again the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in September .

The White House touted the numbers as proof that severe asylum restrictions introduced in June were having the intended effect.

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