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Trump Hardline Measures Drive June Border Encounters to Record Low

Stepped-up deployments combined with zero parole releases coincided with a surge in narcotics seizures in June.

Border Patrol vehicles are seen along the fence at the southern US border with Mexico, in Douglas, Ariz. Photo: David Swanson/AFP via Getty Images
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Overview

  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection recorded 25,228 national encounters in June, the lowest monthly total in agency history.
  • Border Patrol made just 8,024 nationwide apprehensions in June and logged a record low single-day total of 136 arrests on June 28.
  • Migrant parole releases dropped to zero in June compared with 27,766 in the same month last year.
  • CBP reported a 3% increase in fentanyl seizures in June alongside month-over-month rises of 102% in meth, 19% in heroin and 9% in cocaine confiscations.
  • A shooting at a McAllen border post left a gunman dead and an agent injured, prompting lawmakers to introduce the VISIBLE Act to require agents to display visible identification.