And there is also some interesting match, where 62K fewer illegals were released into the the U.S.
Border Patrol agents didn’t release a single migrant into the US last month — a staggering drop after the Biden administration allowed 62,000 illegal crossers in the country in May 2024, The Post can exclusively reveal.
Agents caught 8,725 migrants crossing illegally at the southern border last month.
That’s a 93% decrease from May 2024, when 117,905 were nabbed, according to internal data obtained by The Post.
And acting Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Pete Flores said it’s a result of the Trump administration’s tough border policies.
One of the most monumental policy changes made by Trump was the reversal of President Joe Biden’s catch-and-release scheme, which resulted in millions of illegal border jumpers being allowed into the US.
“Under the leadership of this administration, CBP has received historic support resulting in another 93% decrease in illegal crossings along the southwest border this month when compared with last year,” Flores said in a statement shared with The Post.
62K-62K=0. Good numbers. Which is what the number should be. Want to apply for (fake) asylum? Great, but, we’re going to hold you until your hearing. You won’t be released on your own for years. We’ll hold you for those years. So, do you still want to come? And this deters people from making the long trek from Central America, South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East. It deters them from sending their children on a dangerous trek, knowing that the Biden admin would then let the parent(s) would be let in, along with all the relatives.
Border Patrol agents are nearing their goal of gaining full “operational control” of the southern border with the massive drop in illegal crossings, National Border Patrol Council president Paul Perez told The Post last week.
“Under the Biden administration, our agents were pulled off the line. We were doing all the processing, detaining, transporting and essentially baby-sitting, the border was wide open,” Perez said.
“It was unsecured because we didn’t have enough agents on the line to actually protect and deter. So now we’ve got the complete opposite. All of our agents are actually patrolling the border for the first time in many, many years.“
A 93% drop in encounters is a massive number. The deterrent policies of the Trump admin have made this possible, and allows the Border Patrol to do their job, rather than being babysitters.
