‘The Border Is Closed’: Trump Admin Claims Historic Low In Migrant Crossings

The Trump administration says it’s broken a record for all-time lowest border encounters in a single month, marking a dramatic turnaround from the monthly border encounters experienced under the Biden White House.

Border Patrol agents counted roughly 7,180 crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border during March, according to data released Tuesday by Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This figure comes in sharp contrast to the monthly average of 155,000 border crossings from the previous four years and the average daily border encounters of 5,100 per day from that era.

Daily southern border apprehensions have now dropped to around 230 per day, a figure the administration says is the lowest in recorded U.S. history.

“Under the leadership of President Trump and Noem, the administration has taken bold, decisive action to restore control at the border,” Acting CBP Commissioner Pete Flores said in a prepared statement. “Border Patrol agents are empowered like never before to shut down unlawful entry and protect American lives.”

“The message is clear: the border is closed to illegal crossings, and for those still willing to test our resolve, know this — you will be prosecuted, and you will be deported,” Flores continued.

Border encounters have been steadily falling since Trump entered office. Noem confirmed in March that there were only 200 migrant encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border on Feb. 22, marking the lowest single-day apprehension number in over 15 years.

The incredible turnaround follows President Donald Trump’s overhaul of the Immigration