President Donald Trump’s border crackdown posted another milestone in August: Zero illegal immigrants were released into the U.S. via parole for the fourth straight month, as total encounters fell to historic lows, according to Customs and Border Protection.
CBP reported 26,197 total encounters nationwide in August, 93% below the Biden administration-era monthly peak of 370,883 in August 2023. At the southwest border, Border Patrol recorded 6,319 apprehensions, averaging 204 a day.
CBP contrasted those figures with August 2024, when Border Patrol paroled 10,186 migrants along the southwest border under Biden-era policies.
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