India, March 14 -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it began reducing the number of temporary processing facilities along the southwest land border during the first week of March after recording drastic fall in the number of illegal aliens being arrested.
By closing these centers, known as soft-sided facilities, the agency can save between $5 million and $30 million per month for each facility, CBP estimates.
"Due to the unprecedented drop in apprehensions of illegal aliens as a result of President Trump's leadership, CBP is reducing the number of temporary, soft-sided processing facilities where illegal aliens have been held in specific locations along the southwest border," said Pete Flores, Acting CBP commissioner.
"CBP no long...