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First four months in 2025, illegal crossings down by 83% nationwide from 2024
- During January through April 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection recorded a total of 168,390 encounters with individuals crossing the border illegally, highlighting a noteworthy development in border security.
- This decrease follows the Trump administration ending the Biden administration’s catch and release policy, which had allowed many illegal border crossers to enter the U.S. temporarily.
- Acting CBP Commissioner Pete Flores stated that more agents have returned to patrol areas previously without sufficient manpower, contributing to a dramatic security posture shift at the border.
- In April 2025, there were 29,238 illegal border encounters recorded, representing an 88% decrease compared to the 247,929 encounters documented in April 2024. Additionally, only a handful of unauthorized individuals—specifically five—were permitted temporary entry into the U.S. for special court proceedings, a significant reduction from about 68,000 during the same month last year.
- This 83% drop in encounters and a 93% decline in southwestern border apprehensions suggest that operational control at the border is improving and enforcement efforts are intensifying.
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First four months in 2025, illegal crossings down by 83% nationwide from 2024
(The Center Square) – In the first four months of 2025, illegal border crossing encounters and apprehensions reported nationwide totaled 168,390, an 83% drop from the number reported during the same time period last year.
Illegal border crossings down by 83% nationwide from 2024
(The Center Square) – In the first four months of 2025, illegal border crossing encounters and apprehensions reported nationwide totaled 168,390, an 83% drop from the number reported during the same time period last year. Under the Biden administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 993,035 illegal border crosser encounters/apprehensions from January through April 2024. More than 29,000 were reported in April and in March of this y…
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