The White House released a fact sheet revealing just how dramatically illegal immigration has been reduced along the southern border and how many illegal migrants have been arrested and deported.
Since the Trump administration returned to power, daily border encounters have fallen 93% and migrant crossings are down by 99.99%, according to a 100-day fact sheet the White House shared Monday with the Daily Caller News Foundation. Encounters with “gotaways” — illegal migrants who successfully avoid Border Patrol apprehension and considered to be a top public safety threat — are down by 95%.
“The Biden Administration refused to enforce our nation’s laws when it came to border security,” the administration said in a prepared statement. “This allowed millions of illegal aliens – including criminals, gang members, and terrorists – into our country.”
“But in just 100 days, President Trump and Secretary Noem have not only closed our border but have delivered the most secure border in American history,” the administration continued.
The milestone marks a far cry from the border crisis that raged on during the previous administration. The White House provided data on how many illegal migrants reached the U.S. under President Joe Biden.
During the Biden-era, the average number of monthly border encounters was nearly 160,000 and the daily average of border encounters peaked at 15,000, according to the White House. In total, roughly 11 million border encounters occurred during the four years of the Biden administration. Also under the Biden administration, nearly 64,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized along the U.S.-Mexico border, enough to kill around 14 billion people.
In contrast, fewer than 7,200 border encounters were recorded in March 2025, the lowest monthly number of border encounters in recorded history, the White House said.
Also in March 2025, fentanyl traffic along the U.S.-Mexico border dropped by 54% compared to March 2024, according to the fact sheet. The administration touted the pressure it applied to Mexico to better police the border, resulting in Mexican authorities arresting more than 6,000 traffickers and seizing 1,500 kilograms of fentanyl, the largest seizure in the country’s history.
As for interior immigration enforcement, the White House says it has arrested more than 151,000 illegal migrants and deported more than 135,000 in its first 100 days in office. Roughly 600 Tren de Aragua gang members and thousands of other MS-13 gang bangers have been arrested or deported during this time.
Release of the fact sheet came as border czar Tom Homan, who is leading the Trump administration’s deportation operation, joined White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for a press briefing Monday morning. The border czar celebrated the accomplishments made during President Donald Trump’s first 100 days, and also ripped the previous occupant of the Oval Office.
“Joe Biden was the first president in the history of this nation who came in office and unsecured a border on purpose. That’s just a fact,” Homan said. “We handed the Biden administration after President Trump’s first administration the most secure border in my lifetime, and he unsecured it on purpose.”
“Today, as I’m standing here, we have the most secure border in the history of this nation. The numbers prove it,” the border czar continued. “President Trump’s policies are saving lives every day.”
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