Migrant encounters at southern border hit new record in May, as numbers keep rising
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Customs and Border Protection announced that there were 239,416 migrant encounters in May, the latest sign that the border crisis is not subsiding as the summer rolls on.
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The massive numbers came during a month in which the Biden administration sought to end expulsions under the Title 42 health order -- which were implemented during the Trump administration due to the COVID-19 pandemic and have been used to expel a majority of migrants at the border.
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