The newest united state Customs and Border Protection (CBP) numbers reveal that throughout March, the southwest boundary saw the most affordable variety of crossings ever before, with simply 7,180 taped.
“Under the leadership of President [Donald] Trump and [DHS] Secretary [Kristi] Noem, the administration has taken bold, decisive action to restore control at the border. Border Patrol agents are empowered like never before to shut down unlawful entry and protect American lives,” Pete Flores, acting CBP commissioner, stated. “The message is clear: the border is closed to illegal crossings, and for those still willing to test our resolve, know this — you will be prosecuted, and you will be deported.”
March’s numbers– with 1,146 less crossings than in February– stand for a significant decline contrasted to the regular monthly standard of 155,000 throughout the Biden management. Under previous President Joe Biden, boundary representatives often taped over 7,000 boundary crossings each day.
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Migrants align at a remote united state Border Patrol handling facility after going across the united state-Mexico boundary,Dec 7, 2023, in Lukeville, Ariz. (John Moore/Getty Images)
The everyday concerns along the southwest boundary have actually likewise been up to regarding 230 each day, CBP stated, which is a number the united state has actually never ever seen.
CBP stated that under the Biden management, there were approximately 5,100 experiences each day.
The last regular monthly numbers are anticipated ahead out in the coming days.
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Migrants looking for asylum in the united state as they queue at El Chaparral boundary going across in Tijuana,Mexico (Reuters/Jorge Duenes)
White House press assistant Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday applauded the information regarding the variety of southwest boundary crossings in March.
“Thanks to President Trump’s leadership, border patrol agents are now back to doing the jobs they signed up for: securing the border, rather than serving as travel agents for illegal aliens,” she stated. “The Los Angeles Times captured the Trump effect on the border with a recent article. Their headline read ‘California, Mexico border, once overwhelmed, is now nearly empty with so few migrants coming into the U.S.’ They wrote, ‘shelters that once served migrants have completely closed.’
“Deportations of prohibited aliens that endanger the safety and security of the American individuals are likewise proceeding at a quick speed.”
The figures come after Trump announced earlier this month that apprehensions fell to 8,326 in February, his first full month in office, which he said is a record-setting low. The figure marks a 96% drop from the highs of the Biden administration in December 2023.
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President Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 6, 2024. (Evan Vucci/AP)
Following the announcement, Trump defiantly declared that the border is now closed and that all those who crossed the southern border would be quickly ejected or prosecuted for crimes against the U.S.
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Trump has also signed orders ending birthright citizenship, suspending refugee admissions, ending the use of an app at the southern border to admit migrants via humanitarian parole and resuming border wall construction.
Trump’s hard-line approach to illegal immigration was a key campaign promise and his administration has also been arresting and deporting criminal illegal migrants across the country under the leadership of Noem and border czar Tom Homan.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan and Brooke Taylor contributed to this report.
