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Border Apprehensions Hit All-Time Low in June, White House Says

  • In June 2025, Border Patrol recorded a historic low of 6,070 encounters with illegal crossers along the southern U.S. border, the lowest monthly figure on record.
  • This historic low resulted from a mix of enforcement policies initiated during the Trump administration and restrictive asylum rulings under the Biden administration.
  • Agents averaged just over 202 migrant encounters daily in June 2025, a steep decline from 7,503 daily encounters reported in May 2022 under Biden.
  • Tom Homan stated on X that the current figures are historically unprecedented and highlighted a 41 percent decline since June 2024, when 87,606 individuals were detained.
  • The low encounter rates and zero migrant releases into the U.S. interior for two consecutive months imply a tightening of border control and deportation efforts.
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that the United States has again reached a record low number of apprehensions. “In June, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded its lowest number of encounters nationwide in its history, with 25,243 cases,” DHS reported. This figure is 12% lower than the previous record set by President Donald Trump in February 2025 and represents an 89% decrease compared to the monthly averages between 2…

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CBS News broke the news in on Wednesday, July 2, 2025.
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