Immigrant Deaths And Arrests During Border-Crossings Down

Immigrant Deaths And Arrests During Border-Crossings Are Down
SAN YSIDRO, CA - OCTOBER 03: U.S. Border Patrol agent Jerry Conlin stands on the American side of the U.S.-Mexico border fence on October 3, 2013 at San Ysidro, California. While hundreds of thousands of government workers were furloughed due to the federal shutdown, thousands of Border Patrol agents, air-traffic controllers, prison guards and other federal employees deemed 'essential' remain on duty, although their pay may be delayed. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
SAN YSIDRO, CA - OCTOBER 03: U.S. Border Patrol agent Jerry Conlin stands on the American side of the U.S.-Mexico border fence on October 3, 2013 at San Ysidro, California. While hundreds of thousands of government workers were furloughed due to the federal shutdown, thousands of Border Patrol agents, air-traffic controllers, prison guards and other federal employees deemed 'essential' remain on duty, although their pay may be delayed. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

The arrest of undocumented immigrants on the Arizona border has decreased by 16 percent while deaths have dropped by 40 percent during the present fiscal year.

Andy Adame, spokesman for the U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona, told Efe that from Oct. 1 to March 1 some 42,600 immigrants have been detained, compared with 50,900 during the same period last year.

"We notice that far fewer immigrants are crossing the border, particularly in the eastern desert region where we previously reported a large proportion of the deaths and rescues," Adame said.

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