❓WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. Border Patrol reported a new record low in apprehensions at the southwest border for July 2025.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks announced the figures.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The report covers the border for the month of July 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Plus, ZERO releases for 3 months in a row!!” – Mike Banks
🎯IMPACT: The figures suggest President Donald J. Trump’s border measures are rapidly closing down illegal crossings, fulfilling a key campaign pledge.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks has reported another record monthly low for apprehensions at the southwest border, with only 4,399 incidents recorded in July 2025. Banks also noted that no migrants have been paroled into the U.S. following their apprehension, stressing, “ZERO releases for 3 months in a row!!”
The average number of apprehensions per day in July was 141. In stark contrast, December 2023 under former President Joe Biden’s government saw a record 249,785 apprehensions—the majority of which resulted in releases—for an average of over 8,057 crossings per day.
The collapse in crossings signals that President Donald J. Trump’s border policies are rapidly closing down illegal immigration. This is also reflected in news that the treacherous Darien Gap, a key route for illegals on the way to the U.S. through Central America, saw only around ten migrants pass through in June, compared to almost 40,000 in February 2024.
NEW MONTHLY RECORD: 4,399 apprehensions on the southwest border. Plus, ZERO releases for 3 months in a row!! pic.twitter.com/1W0hafnY2A
— Chief Michael W. Banks (@USBPChief) August 1, 2025
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