US Border Patrol watch the 'Friendship Fence' which is already in place near the US city of San Diego
Apr 6, 2017- The number of people arrested crossing the Mexico border into the US has fallen to the lowest level in 17 years.
There were fewer than 17,000 arrests of undocumented migrants in March, the least since 2000, according to US Customs and Border Protection.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told Congress the decline was "no accident", crediting President Trump.
The deadline for contractors to submit a design proposal for Mr Trump's planned border wall was on Tuesday.
Mr Kelly, a retired Marine general, is testifying about the figures to the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
"We've seen an absolutely amazing drop in the number of migrants coming out of Central America that are taking that terribly dangerous route from Central America to the United States," he told the panel.
"March marks the fifth straight month of decline and is estimated to be approximately 71% lower than the December 2016 total - 58,478," Mr Kelly said.
Apr 6, 2017- The number of people arrested crossing the Mexico border into the US has fallen to the lowest level in 17 years.
There were fewer than 17,000 arrests of undocumented migrants in March, the least since 2000, according to US Customs and Border Protection.
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly told Congress the decline was "no accident", crediting President Trump.
The deadline for contractors to submit a design proposal for Mr Trump's planned border wall was on Tuesday.
"We've seen an absolutely amazing drop in the number of migrants coming out of Central America that are taking that terribly dangerous route from Central America to the United States," he told the panel.
"March marks the fifth straight month of decline and is estimated to be approximately 71% lower than the December 2016 total - 58,478," Mr Kelly said.
