Overview

• U.S. Border Patrol recorded just 6,070 migrant apprehensions in June 2025, marking the lowest monthly total on record.
• That figure represents a 41% decrease from May’s 10,362 arrests and a 93% drop from June 2024’s 87,606 encounters.
• None of the migrants apprehended in June were released into the U.S. interior for the first time on record.
• Daily encounters averaged just over 202 migrants, compared with a high of 7,503 per day in May 2022.
• Officials credit “The Trump Effect,” citing stricter detention policies, the end of catch-and-release and enhanced cooperation with Mexico.