Migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border hit a record high at the end of 2023
The U.S. Border Patrol had nearly 250,000 encounters with migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico in December 2023.
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The U.S. Border Patrol had nearly 250,000 encounters with migrants crossing into the United States from Mexico in December 2023.
As the debate over the future of Title 42 unfolds, here are answers to key questions about the immigration policy.
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The U.S. Border Patrol reported more than 1.6 million encounters with migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in the 2021 fiscal year.
Federal statistics show dramatic declines in U.S. violent and property crime rates since the early 1990s.
Americans are closely divided over whether people convicted of crimes spend too much, too little or about the right amount of time in prison.
Here’s a closer look at public opinion on the death penalty, as well as key facts about the nation’s use of capital punishment.
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The first full fiscal year of the Trump administration saw large increases in the number of people arrested and criminally prosecuted for immigration offenses.
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