Border encounters drop sharply as Trump launches crackdown on illegal immigration
President Donald Trump signed a number of border security measures on Monday

Border encounters drop sharply as Trump launches crackdown on illegal immigration
President Donald Trump signed a number of border security measures on Monday

Published January 23, 2025 2:09pm ESTl
EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. southern border has seen a sharp drop in illegal immigrant encounters in the first days of the Trump administration, compared to the final few days of the Biden administration, multiple Department of Homeland Security sources tell Fox News Digital.
The number of Border Patrol encounters at the southern border in the first three days of the Trump administration is 35% lower than the final three days of the Biden administration, the sources said. The numbers do not include encounters at the northern border, or encounters at ports of entry by Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) Office of Field Operations.

Border encounters drop sharply as Trump launches crackdown on illegal immigration
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