Arrests for illegally crossing the U.S. border from Mexico soared 33% from June to July, according to U.S. government figures released Friday, reversing course after a plunge that followed the introduction of new asylum restrictions in May.

Illegal immigration across the southern border surged in July, challenging Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' claims of progress in gaining control of the chaos that's reigned since the start of the Biden administration.

President Biden and the leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed at a historic Camp David summit to formally and "expeditiously" consult each other on provocations and threats from China and North Korea.