Border arrests see slight bump in September, remain among lowest in years
Encounters with undocumented immigrants dropped 89% and drug seizures fell by up to 61% due to asylum restrictions and increased enforcement, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported.
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El Paso Sector sees decrease in migrant encounters along the border
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection released its operational statistics for last month, closing Fiscal Year 2025, stating it was a historic one characterized by restored control, empowered agents, and record-low crossings. “The numbers tell the story – enforcement works,” said CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott. “We are delivering the most secure border in American history, thanks to the President's leadership. Borde…
El Paso immigration enforcement agencies see sharp decline in migrant encounters and drug seizures in fiscal year 2025
Border Patrol encounters with undocumented immigrants in the El Paso area declined by 89% in fiscal year 2025 from the historic highs seen two years earlier, according to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. “The numbers tell the story – enforcement works,” CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said in a statement released Friday. “We are delivering the most secure border in American history, thanks to the president’s leadership. Border cro…
Border arrests see slight bump in September, remain among lowest in years
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — Border Patrol arrests along the Southwest border went up slightly in September but remained among the lowest on record. According to newly released data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered people crossing the border illegally 8,386 times in September, a 33% increase from the previous month (6,317). Man fleeing immigration agents is fatally struck by a vehicle on a V…
With 47,165 arrests, during fiscal year (AF) 2025, U.S. Border Patrol agents (USBP) recorded the lowest amount of irregular crossings of the last seven fiscal years in the El Paso Sector, and a decrease of 81.6% from the 256,102 arrests made during the previous year. “We are achieving the safest border in U.S. history, thanks to the president’s leadership.
CBP reports border crossings 93% lower than peak under Biden administration
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported a sharp decline in illegal border crossings for September 2025, marking what officials describe as a year of "restored control" and record-low encounters under President Donald Trump’s border security policies. The agency reported a steep drop in encounters at the southwest border in September, with just 8,386 Border Patrol apprehensions recorded, a 95% decline from the mo…
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