Illegal border crossings from Mexico to US reach annual high

A surge in migration from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in September brought the number of illegal crossings to the US to the highest level recorded in a fiscal year (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP)

A surge in migration from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in September brought the number of illegal crossings to the US to the highest level recorded in a fiscal year.

US Customs and Border Protection’s year-end numbers reflect deteriorating economic and political conditions in some countries, the relative strength of the American economy and uneven enforcement of Trump-era asylum restrictions.