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Trump Touts Record Decline in Illegal Border Crossings During Congressional Address

President Trump highlights a historic drop in illegal immigration and renews calls for funding to support mass deportation efforts.

  • Illegal border crossings in February 2025 dropped to 8,326, the lowest monthly figure since 1968, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.
  • Trump attributed the decline to his administration's aggressive border enforcement policies and declared the situation a national emergency upon taking office.
  • The president requested additional funding from Congress to execute what he described as the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, surpassing the 1950s-era Operation Wetback under President Eisenhower.
  • Critics, including Democratic leaders and immigrant rights groups, condemned Trump’s rhetoric and policies as xenophobic and harmful to immigrant communities and local economies.
  • Immigration courts face a record backlog of 3.7 million cases, with predictions of the highest number of deportation rulings in a single year if current trends continue.
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