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EXCLUSIVE: He southern border of the united states has seen a sharp drop in encounters with illegal immigrants in the early days of the Trump administration, compared to the final days of the Biden administration, a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) source tells Fox News Digital.
The number of Border Patrol encounters on the southern border in the first three days of the Trump administration is 35% lower than in the last three days of the Biden administration, the source said. The figures do not include encounters at the northern border or encounters at ports of entry by CBP’s Office of Field Operations.
On January 17, there were 1,288 meetings across the country, then 1,266 on January 18 and 1,354 on January 19. That is, 3,908 meetings in total.
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President Donald Trump holds a document on the day he issues executive orders and pardons for the January 6 defendants in the Oval Office of the White House, January 20, 2025. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)
Trump took office on the 20th, when there were 1,073 meetings. It then decreased further to 736 encounters on the 21st and again to 714 on the 22nd, which is equivalent to 2,523 encounters.
Numbers fluctuate widely at the border on a daily and weekly basis, but have been relatively low since June, when President Biden signed an executive order limiting asylum. This followed a historic 2021 migrant crisis that had repeatedly broken records.
Migrants seeking asylum in the United States, who previously requested an appointment on the CBP One Mobile app, are silhouetted as they queue at the El Chaparral border crossing into the United States to attend their appointment, in Tijuana, Mexico, on the 18th. January 2025. (REUTERS/Jorge Duenes)
President Donald Trump implemented additional restrictions. Upon taking office, he signed orders declaring a national emergency at the border, deployed the military to the border and ended the use of the CBP One app to process migrants at ports of entry through humanitarian parole.
His administration also launched a massive deportation operation, with ICE agents active in multiple cities and states across the United States.
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The Department of Homeland Security He has also issued memos rescinding limits placed on ICE by the Biden administration, ordering a parole review and expanding the use of expedited deportation for newly arrived illegal immigrants.
The Trump administration has also taken steps to restore construction of the border wall and reinstate the Remain in Mexico policy, which requires immigrants to remain in Mexico for the duration of their asylum cases.
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Trump also signed an executive order ending birthright citizenship for illegal immigrants, a move that quickly sparked a lawsuit from nearly two dozen states led by Democrats.
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Although the data is preliminary, the lower numbers will likely fuel speculation about a “Trump effect,” in which migrants are discouraged from coming to the border if they believe they are less likely to be admitted or more likely to be deported if are.
