News alert: Border apprehensions surpas sed 90,000 in March, the highest level in 12 years, as Trump pushes a ‘tougher direction ’ on fighting illegal immigration

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News Alert Tuesday, April 9

Border apprehensions surpassed 90,000 in March, the highest level in 12 years, as Trump pushes a ‘tougher direction’ on fighting illegal immigration

The numbers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency come amid a major purge of top leadership at the Department of Homeland Security. DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who the White House felt did not do enough to stem border crossings, announced her resignation Sunday, a day before President Donald Trump ousted Secret Service Director Randolph “Tex” Alles. The shakeup is part of a larger strategy to take a “tougher direction” at the border during an increase in migrant families arriving from Central America.

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