The Department of Homeland Security announced that it reached 12 consecutive months of zero migrant releases into the United States.
The daily migrant apprehensions are down 95% from the previous administration, with 15 consecutive months of fewer than 9,000 southwest border apprehensions. According to new statistics released by the agency, “The U.S. Border Patrol’s apprehensions along the southwest border in April (8,943) were 94% lower than the monthly average of the Biden administration and 96% below the peak of the Biden administration (December 2023). They were also less than what was apprehended in 3 days in April 2024.”
Border crossings this fiscal year to date are lower than the monthly average over the last 30 years, DHS noted.
“Twelve straight months of ZERO releases at the border. Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, we are delivering the most secure border in American history,” said Secretary Markwayne Mullin. “The days of catch and release are over. We are enforcing the nation’s laws and sending illegal aliens back to their home countries.”
“What a difference, America! The U.S. Border Patrol released zero illegal aliens into our country again this month, unlike April 2024 when more than 68,000 were released under President Biden,” CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said in a statement. “Every minute of every day President Trump’s border security policies are making every American safer.”
Similar statistics were released for March. That month’s apprehensions were 90% lower than the monthly average over the last 33 years. The number was 95% lower than the daily average under the Biden administration.
