The Trump administration smashed another border enforcement record as its crackdown on illegal immigration continues to produce results.
Nationwide illegal crossings in June plummeted to the lowest level ever recorded in U.S. history, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In addition to the drop off in encounters, immigration officials are experiencing unprecedented lows in apprehensions and parole releases, and a continued uptick in drug interdictions as officials crank up the pressure on the illicit drug trade.
“From shutting down illegal crossings to seizing fentanyl and enforcing billions in tariffs, CBP is delivering results on every front,” CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said in a public statement.
“Under this administration, we are protecting this country with relentless focus, and the numbers prove it,” Scott continued.
There were just 25,228 total nationwide encounters in June, according to CBP. The agency says this marked the lowest monthly total in CBP history.
Border Patrol agents apprehended only 8,024 individuals nationwide, marking another historic monthly low, and arrested a mere 136 individuals on June 28, the lowest single-day total in the agency’s history, according to CBP.
At the U.S.-Mexico border specifically, immigration agents netted 6,072 apprehensions in June, a 15% drop from the previous March record, according to CBP.
Border Patrol agents released a grand total of zero illegal migrants into the country in May. On Tuesday, CBP confirmed that this trend is continuing, with not a single parolee being released into the U.S. during June.
In contrast, Border Patrol agents were forced to release 62,000 migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in May 2024 and another 27,766 in June 2024 under the Biden administration, according to CBP.
The Trump administration has previously referred to these milestones as “the fastest improvement in American border security of all time.”
“In June, CBP seized 742 pounds of fentanyl, a 3% increase from May,” CBP stated in its press release on the June figures. “Overall, seizures of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana rose 13% nationwide compared to the previous month — reflecting continued pressure on cartel-driven smuggling routes.”
The immense drop in illegal immigration marks a far cry from the Biden era, which oversaw the worst border crisis in U.S. history, following several actions the Biden administration took to unwind the border security apparatus built during the previous four years.
Since returning to the Oval Office, President Donald Trump got to work immediately, signing numerous executive actions and administrative reforms aimed at securing the southern border, declaring a national emergency, prioritizing wall construction, coercing the Mexican government to deploy law enforcement to the area and issuing numerous other directives.
