ABC Misleads on Border Crisis, Ignored SURGE in July Apprehensions

Nicholas Fondacaro | August 2, 2023
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The July border crossing numbers were out on Tuesday and they show a massive surge in arrests along the U.S.-Mexico border. But according to the misinformation from ABC’s Good Morning America on Wednesday, that surge didn’t exist and crossings were actually down. They also threw in some sob stories about so-called “asylum seekers” on the streets of New York City (a sanctuary city), while ignoring abused border towns.

Twisting the border numbers, correspondent Stephanie Ramos proclaimed: “Unlawful entries along the southern border have decreased 70 percent from the record-highs since the end of Title 42 in May, according to the Department of Homeland Security.”

But according to a lamenting Washington Post article from Tuesday, “Border arrests surged in July, a blow to Biden migration plan.” “U.S. agents made more than 130,000 arrests along the Mexico border last month, preliminary figures show, up from 99,545 in June,” they added.

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