Border agents didn’t release a single illegal migrant into the US last month — down from 64K under Biden
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Border Patrol agents didn’t release a single migrant into the US last month — a staggering drop after the Biden administration allowed 64,000 illegal crossers in the country in May 2024, The Post can exclusively reveal.
Agents caught 8,725 migrants crossing illegally at the southern border last month.
That’s a 93% decrease from May 2024, when 117,905 were nabbed, according to internal data obtained by The Post.
A vehicle drives on a dirt road next to a border wall in a desert landscape.
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The border has been quiet since President Trump returned to the White House.
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Migrants arriving at a regional center after being released by Border Patrol.
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Under the Biden administration, border agents were forced to release millions of illegal migrants into the US.
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And acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Pete Flores said it’s a result of the Trump administration’s tough border policies.
One of the most monumental policy changes made by Trump was the reversal of President Joe Biden’s catch-and-release scheme, which resulted in millions of illegal border jumpers being allowed into the US.
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“Under the leadership of this administration, CBP has received historic support resulting in another 93% decrease in illegal crossings along the southwest border this month when compared with last year,” Flores said in a statement shared with The Post.
“Border numbers continue to trend at historic lows, reinforcing the sustained success of our enforcement efforts in securing the homeland and protecting American communities,” he said.
Border Patrol agents are nearing their goal of gaining full “operational control” of the southern border with the massive drop in illegal crossings, National Border Patrol Council president Paul Perez told The Post last week.
Tom Homan, White House border czar, speaking to the media.
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The Trump administration ended the Biden administration’s mass migrant release program.
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Secretary Kristi Noem walking along the U.S.-Mexico border wall in El Paso, Texas, with Border Patrol agents.
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Secretary Kristi Noem walking along the US-Mexico border wall in El Paso, Texas, with Border Patrol agents.
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“Under the Biden administration, our agents were pulled off the line. We were doing all the processing, detaining, transporting and essentially baby-sitting, the border was wide open,” Perez said.
“It was unsecured because we didn’t have enough agents on the line to actually protect and deter. So now we’ve got the complete opposite. All of our agents are actually patrolling the border for the first time in many, many years.“
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