Since President Donald Trump's return to office, illegal border crossings have seen a dramatic decrease, reaching remarkably low levels. Sources reveal that on January 26th, fewer than 600 individuals crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally, with no single sector experiencing more than 200 crossings. The Del Rio sector, once witnessing over 4,000 crossings daily during the 2023 border crisis peak, recorded a mere 60 crossings on that day.
This sharp decline contrasts significantly with the final days of the Biden administration, where daily border encounters fluctuated between 1,200 and 1,400. The downward trend has continued since January 20th, with a substantial drop reported in border encounters. During the first three days of the Trump administration (January 20th-22nd), a total of 2,523 border encounters were recorded, compared to 3,908 encounters during the last few days of the Biden administration.
US Army soldiers patrol the US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas, on January 24, 2025. (Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images)
Border patrol agents monitor an area near the US-Mexican border in Sunland Park, New Mexico, on January 25, 2025. (Jorge Salgado/Anadolu via Getty Images)
This significant drop in illegal crossings coincides with President Trump's renewed focus on border security. During his inauguration speech, he pledged to declare a national emergency at the southern border, halt all illegal entry, initiate the deportation process for millions of criminal aliens, and deploy troops to the border to address the "disastrous invasion."
A group of people cross the US-Mexico border from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, into Sunland Park, New Mexico, on January 24, 2025. (Justin Hamel/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The recent border encounter numbers were released on the same day that U.S. Border Patrol agents engaged in a gunfire exchange with suspected cartel members near Fronton, Texas, although no injuries were reported.
