Southwest Border Crossings Plummet to All-Time Low

New CBP figures show July numbers far below Biden-era highs, with zero migrant releases reported for the past three months.

WASHINGTON — Illegal border crossings nationwide dropped to their lowest level in recorded history in July, according to new federal data that Trump administration officials and Republican lawmakers are taking a victory lap.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported 24,628 encounters and apprehensions last month, including just 7,832 at the southwest border — a steep drop from more than 200,000 in the same month in 2021 and 2022 under President Joe Biden. The July total is the lowest monthly figure CBP has ever reported.