Morning Jolt: Let’s Hear It for the U.S. Border Patrol!

Some good news from down on America's southern border and throughout the country:

The federal government, in the most complete statistical snapshot of immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump, says Border Patrol arrests plunged to a 45-year low while arrests by deportation officers soared.

The Border Patrol made 310,531 arrests during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, a decline of 25 percent from 415,816 a year earlier and the lowest level since 1971. Despite the significant decline, arrests increased every month since May -- largely families and unaccompanied children.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose officers pick up people for deportation away from the border, made 143,470 arrests, an increase of 25 percent from 114,434 a year earlier. After Trump took office, ICE arrests surged 40 percent from the same period a year earlier. . .

ICE said "interior removals" -- people deported after being arrested away from the border -- jumped 25 percent to ...

December 05 2017

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Let's Hear It for the U.S. Border Patrol! Jim Geraghty Some good news from down on America's southern border and throughout the country: The federal government, in the most complete statistical snapshot of immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump, says Border Patrol arrests plunged to a 45-year low while arrests by deportation officers soared. The Border Patrol made 310,531 arrests during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, a decline of 25 percent from 415,816 a year earlier and the lowest level since 1971. Despite the significant decline, arrests increased every month since May -- largely families and unaccompanied children. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, whose officers pick up people for deportation away from the border, made 143,470 arrests, an increase of 25 percent from 114,434 a year earlier. After Trump took office, ICE arrests surged 40 percent from the same period a year earlier. . . ICE said "interior removals" -- people deported after being arrested away from the border -- jumped 25 percent to ... READ MORE George Will Is Wrong about Masterpiece Cakeshop David French It's astounding how many defenses of the state's position in Masterpiece Cakeshop depend on misrepresentation and misconceptions. Last week I wrote about the most common misrepresentation — that... The Wisdom of Paris Jay Nordlinger The Wisdom of Paris ADVERTISEMENT What the President Knew and When He Knew It Andrew C. McCarthy The president is not being well served by his lawyers. As I note in my column this morning, there was a Trump tweet on Saturday afternoon asserting that the president knew that then–National... Social-Justice Blog Asks if Asian Americans Can 'Appropriate Their Own Culture' Katherine Timpf According to an essay in the social-justice blog Everyday Feminism, it actually "might be" possible for Asian Americans to appropriate Asian culture — yes, even though it's their own... Taxing Educational Benefits Is a Bad Idea Fred Bauer Now that they have both passed tax bills, the House and the Senate will have to reconcile their respective plans, which differ on many points. The House plan places new taxes on many educational... Kill the Child, Spare It No Pain — Cold 'Justice' in Texas Alexandra DeSanctis Pro-life legislators in Texas are arguing for unborn children to be lethally injected with poison, and even that isn't enough for U.S. courts and the pro-abortion-rights movement. Do pro-life... ADVERTISEMENT Citizen Newt: The Making of a Reagan Conservative Craig Shirley 'An honest and highly talented biographer who is also a man of conviction...In this deeply researched biography, while never glossing over missteps and mistakes, Craig Shirley has given us that honest accounting.' - John R. Coyne Jr., author, Strictly Right: William F. Buckley Jr. and the American Conservative Movement LEARN MORE Top Shots Los Angeles Auto Show ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.