The plunge comes after Trump effectively shut off crossings at official ports of entry for migrants seeking asylum or other ...

What to know about Trump saying he could get Abrego Garcia back from El Salvador 06:19. The number of migrants crossing the U.S. southern border unlawfully continued to be at a historically low ...

Local business owners in Nogales, Mexico, discuss Trump's impact on border security, revealing fewer crossing attempts and ...

Clarifications and corrections: An earlier version of this story included incorrect figures for migrant encounters with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The story has been updated. EL PASO ...

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection Black Hawk helicopter on September 28 in San Diego. The agency reported a 13 percent drop in illegal southwest border crossings compared to last year.

SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — In the span of four quiet hours on the border, just one migrant was caught crossing illegally — and he was met by six burly federal agents who said he’d be sent ...

In April, U.S. border agents apprehended 8,383 people along the U.S.-Mexico border, down from 129,000 apprehensions in April 2024, and far below the record of nearly 250,000 apprehensions in ...

Border Crossings Grind to Halt as Trump’s Tough Policies Take Hold Illegal crossings at southern border are at lowest levels in decades, as a trend that began before the election has continued ...

The U.S. Border Patrol arrested 29,000 migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in January, the agency said on Tuesday, signaling that a drop in crossings over the past year could ...

Shifts in U.S. border policy often generate temporary dips in border crossings as migrants wait and see how policies will affect them and smugglers evaluate how to poke holes in the system.

Mexico increased its efforts to reduce illegal crossings at its border with the U.S. after a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in December of last year, but illegal crossings remained ...

Illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border in November fell to their lowest level of President Biden’s administration. By Hamed Aleaziz Reporting from Washington Illegal crossings along the U.S ...