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Reports from the New York Times indicate that the number of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border has seen a significant decline in recent months, despite promises from President-elect Donald Trump to crackdown on border crossings.
According to data from Customs and Border Protection, unauthorized apprehensions at the southern border have dropped by more than 70% compared to the same period in 2023, marking a substantial decrease over the past six months.
In November, around 46,000 individuals crossed the border illegally, while December saw a slightly higher number of 47,000. However, these figures pale in comparison to the roughly 250,000 illegal crossings recorded in December 2023.
Breaking: 🚨 As of this morning, targeted raids by Border Patrol in Kern county and Fresno county captured 78 illegal aliens.
All have past criminal convictions and all were targeted because of their connections to dr*g and human tr*ff*cking.
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— Tom Homan – Border Czar Commentary and Updates (@TomHoman_) January 17, 2025
The U.S. government attributes this dip to an executive order issued by President Joe Biden last summer, which severely restricted asylum requests from migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border without proper authorization.
Despite the recent decline, illegal crossings remain higher than during Trump’s first presidential term.
Enrique Serrano Escobar, who leads the Chihuahua State office responsible for receiving migrants, told the Times that there is no longer a border crisis. “The flow of migration from the south of Mexico toward the border has diminished in the last few months,” he said. “There is no crisis. There is no problem.”
🔥NEW: Tom Homan wrecks Mayorkas for saying he needed more time to secure the border:
“He inherited the most secure border in my lifetime. He just had to sit there and do nothing."
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— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) January 18, 2025
Lucio Torres, who oversees a shelter in Nuevo Laredo, across the Rio Grande, also noted a significant decrease in capacity, indicating that migration flows are easing. “Normally, we would have around 150,” he told the Times.
Meanwhile, incoming “border czar” Tom Homan stated in an interview with Fox News on Saturday that “targeted enforcement operations” would quickly pursue some of what he claimed were 700,000 migrants who are in the U.S. illegally and under deportation orders. He indicated that these efforts would occur in several cities. “President Trump has been clear from day one … he’s going to secure the border and he’s going to have the deportation operation,” Homan told Fox News ahead of Trump’s inauguration on Monday.
