Illegal Border Crossings Drop by Over 60% in First Week of Trump Presidency

New policies, including troop deployment and mass deportation efforts, drive significant reduction in migrant encounters at the southern border.

Daily migrant encounters at the southern border have decreased from an average of 2,869 in the final days of the Biden administration to 1,041 under President Trump, marking a 63% drop.
On Sunday, fewer than 600 illegal crossings were recorded nationwide, with no single border sector reporting more than 200 encounters.
President Trump declared a national emergency at the border, halted asylum processes, and shut down the CBP One app used for scheduling entry appointments.
The administration has deployed 1,500 troops to the border, with plans to potentially increase that number to 10,000, and resumed wall construction efforts.
Mass deportation operations have begun, with over 7,300 arrests reported in the first week, including targeted raids in sanctuary cities.