❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration achieved the lowest October border crossings in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) history, marking the sixth month in a row with zero U.S. Border Patrol releases.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott, and CBP personnel.
📍WHEN & WHERE: October 2025, nationwide across U.S. border sectors.
💬KEY QUOTE: “No excuses. No politics. Just results delivered by the most dedicated law-enforcement professionals in the country. We’re not easing up—we’re pushing even harder,” said Rodney Scott.
🎯IMPACT: Record-low encounters and sustained control highlight the administration’s success in securing the border.
The Trump administration has achieved what officials are calling a historic milestone in border enforcement, recording the lowest number of nationwide migrant encounters for any October in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) history. Preliminary data for October 2025, the first month of Fiscal Year 2026, shows just 30,561 total encounters nationwide, a 29 percent drop from the previous October record low in 2012 and 79 percent lower than October 2024.
For the sixth straight month, the U.S. Border Patrol reported zero releases of migrants into the country, a record unmatched in modern border history. “Our mission is simple: secure the border and safeguard this nation,” said CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott. “No excuses. No politics. Just results delivered by the most dedicated law enforcement professionals in the country. We’re not easing up—we’re pushing even harder.”
Since President Donald J. Trump regained office in January, Border Patrol apprehensions have averaged under 10,000 per month nationwide. The daily average for apprehensions along the Southwest border is now at 258, compared to 5,110 per day under the former Biden regime. CBP officials credited the achievement to the efforts of more than 67,000 personnel working to secure U.S. borders by land, air, and sea.
The sharp decline follows a series of policy shifts and enforcement measures implemented by the Trump administration. Crossings at the southern border have fallen to their lowest level in 55 years, with total apprehensions during Fiscal Year 2025 dropping to around 237,000, the lowest since 1970. Northern border crossings have also seen a dramatic decrease. The number of illegal entries from Canada fell by more than 95 percent in early 2025, particularly in the Swanton Sector, which includes parts of New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
The Trump administration’s crackdown has also coincided with a broader demographic shift. The U.S. foreign-born population has declined by an estimated 2.2 million people since the start of the year, according to reports citing deportations and a record drop in illegal immigration.
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