{"id":10712,"date":"2025-10-08T13:46:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=10712"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:46:40","slug":"trump-administration-delivers-historic-border-security-win-lowest-apprehensions-since-1970","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-administration-delivers-historic-border-security-win-lowest-apprehensions-since-1970\/njackson\/2025\/10\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Administration Delivers Historic Border Security Win \u2014 Lowest Apprehensions Since 1970"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Trump administration has closed fiscal year 2025 with a historic milestone on border security \u2014 the lowest U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions in more than five decades<\/em>, according to preliminary enforcement data released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Border agents recorded 237,565 apprehensions in fiscal year 2025 \u2014 slightly above the 201,780 apprehensions in 1970 but dramatically below recent levels. The numbers represent an 87% drop compared to the average of the past four fiscal years (1.86 million apprehensions) and showcase what can happen when the federal government finally enforces immigration laws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This achievement came even though 72% of this year\u2019s total apprehensions happened during the final 111 days of the Biden administration \u2014 before President Trump returned to office and immediately began reversing his predecessor\u2019s \u201copen-border\u201d policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFiscal year 2025 shows what happens when we enforce the law without compromise,\u201d said CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott. \u201cFor too long, agents and officers were handcuffed by failed policies. Today they are empowered to do their jobs \u2014 and the result is the most secure border in modern history.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Reversing Biden\u2019s Border Chaos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

When President Trump took office in January 2025, he inherited what many described as a border crisis fueled by Biden\u2019s mass-release policies. In just the first 111 days of the fiscal year, under Biden\u2019s watch, 172,026 apprehensions occurred \u2014 nearly three-quarters of the year\u2019s total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But once Trump\u2019s immigration directives took effect, the situation changed dramatically. Over the next 254 days, apprehensions plummeted to 65,539 \u2014 just 27% of the fiscal year\u2019s total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 2025 alone saw only about 279 apprehensions per day along the Southwest border \u2014 a staggering 95% decline compared to the Biden-era daily average of 5,110. It also marked the fifth consecutive month of zero illegal immigrant releases by Border Patrol \u2014 a stark contrast to 9,144 releases in September 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across all entry points, CBP recorded roughly 26,000 total encounters in September, down 89% from Biden\u2019s monthly averages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Strong Action From Day One<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

President Trump wasted no time taking decisive action to reestablish border control<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n