Interior arrests rose over the same period, a shift officials attribute to reassigned agents. Apprehensions at the southern border fell again in the most recent monthly figures published by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, extending a decline that began in the spring. The same report shows interior enforcement actions up by roughly a fifth, reflecting the reassignment of agents from border sectors to field offices in large metropolitan areas. Immigration lawyers say the shift has increased the number of detention hearings in cities such as Chicago and Houston, straining courts that were already backlogged.Border crossings fall for the fourth consecutive month, ICE data shows
