Tag: US-Mexico border

Washington : The White House has defended President Donald Trumps move to send National Guard troopers to the US-Mexico border, saying illegal immigration was "a problem of a proportion at this point that cant go unaddressed", the media reported. The Trump administration saw a 200 per cent increase last month in year-over-year border apprehensions, amounting to more than 50,000 people, White House Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert said on Sunday. Border apprehensions have fallen in recent years. But Bossert said the sharp rise, combined with an expected seasonal uptick next month,...