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Nearly 209,000 border apprehensions in August

Top U.S. authorities said they stopped migrants trying to cross the southern border nearly 209,000 times during the month of August. According to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, that's a 2% drop from July, when border apprehensions reached a 21-year high following sharp increases throughout the spring. CBS News Homeland Security and Justice reporter Nicole Sganga joined "CBSN AM" to break down the numbers and discuss new obstacles for Afghan refugees in the U.S.

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Unrest in Cuba and Haiti sparks U.S. migration concerns

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security are warning asylum seekers in Cuba and Haiti against traveling to the U.S. by sea. In this fiscal year alone, the Coast Guard says it has intercepted more than 550 Cubans attempting to enter U.S. waters. CBS News embedded with the Coast Guard's Key West sector to discuss his team's operations. CBS News' homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss this.

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