U.S. border arrests decline amid increased enforcement in Mexico
![Migrants wait between border walls separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, to apply for asylum with U.S. authorities on Friday.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/04/13/ap24103656401104-fcb9e4bdb768d584a59b44346b7c1513e4698412.jpg)
Arrests for crossing the U.S. border illegally fell slightly in March, authorities said, bucking a usual spring increase amid increased immigration enforcement in Mexico.
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