Trump Administration Mulls Tougher Immigration Policies Amid DHS Shake-Up
The Trump administration wants to toughen border enforcement and deter asylum-seekers. New figures show that more than 100,000 migrants were apprehended at the U.S. Southern border in March.
With a dramatic shake-up at the highest levels of the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump has signaled that he wants to get even tougher on immigration.
But how much tougher can he get?
Trump has been frustrated with the inability of DHS to stop a surge of Central American migrant families and children from crossing the Southern border.
On Tuesday, Customs and Border Protection announced what it had predicted for days: The number of migrants apprehended at the border last month surpassed 103,000 — the highest level in more than a decade.
The president signaled
