Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks has reported a significant reduction in illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border over the past year. According to Banks, daily apprehensions by agents have dropped to around 285, a stark contrast to the 4,800 daily arrests recorded at the same time last year. This marks a 94 percent decrease in illegal crossings.
Chief Banks attributed these results to policies implemented by President Donald J. Trump’s administration. Newly adopted measures announced by President Trump include the deployment of additional troops to the southern border and collaboration with the Texas National Guard. These steps are part of an ongoing strategy to support Border Patrol agents in their duties to manage illegal immigration effectively.
The National Pulse has previously reported that the Trump administration has opened a 30,000-bed illegal immigrant detention facility on the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. This facility is intended to house the most dangerous illegal immigrants with ties to violent criminal organizations like Tren de Aragua, which was recently designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by President Trump.
Additionally, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues to execute raids across the country as part of President Trump’s mass deportation efforts. Border czar Tom Homan oversees these raids.
