Border apprehensions hit record low in dramatic turnaround from Biden era

The southern territory line has largely gone quiet United States Edge Patrol Chief Michael Banks posted to X on Friday that southwest boundary apprehensions hit a monthly record low in July with only apprehensions For the third month in a row there have been zero releases This is the new all-time record low beating the prior record low of in June TERRITORY LINE CROSSINGS PLUMMET TO HISTORIC LOWS TRUMP'S ENFORCEMENT POLICIES YIELD BIG RESULTSIn July it averages out to apprehensions per day at the southern limit At the height of the Biden-era situation there were -plus apprehensions on several days in December CLICK HERE FOR MORE IMMIGRATION COVERAGEThe high number of crossings resulted in an intense strain on information in small demarcation communities for years as agents struggled to keep up with the demand while also dealing with responsibilities at the legal ports of entry In addition multiple newcomers were bused at the request of certain Republican leaders to Democratic-run areas like New York City 'TRUMP EFFECT' TOUTED AS SOUTHERN BOUNDARY NUMBERS STAY LOW INCLUDING NEW RECORDDuring the Biden administration the record high was December with apprehensions the majority of which were issued into the U S The nosedive in numbers is seen as a major success by Republicans and the Trump administration The boundary is secure again as it should be Strong policies equal quiet borders Rep Morgan Luttrell R-Texas posted to X At the start of President Donald Trump s second term troops were deployed to the perimeter and the CBP One app that was commonly used for people bridging illegally to claim asylum was shuttered NEW STATISTICS REVEALS FRONTIER CROSSINGS REACH RECORD LOWS AMID TRUMP ADMIN'S CRACKDOWNThe app was replaced with CBP Home which is used for people to self-deport The Department of Homeland Defense has been touting for months an offer to give people and free advance outside the U S if they have not committed other crimes Deportation efforts are now underway throughout the U S as the administration is honing in on areas with sanctuary policies with push back from Democratic administrators at different levels of Congress Still perimeter and immigration enforcement is expected to get a information boost with the latest passage of the Trump-backed spending bill dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Billions were allocated for frontier protection efforts including to pay back states for costs incurred during the Biden administration and ICE is now beginning recruitment for thousands more agents they ve been given the budget to hire