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Border crossings have plummeted considerably since President Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, according to a report from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP).
Thereportnotesawhopping85percentdropinapprehensionsatthesouthernbordercomparedtothesametimeperiodin2024.ThissuggeststhatTrump’selectionhasdiscouragedmanywould-beillegalimmigrantsfromattemptingtogainentryintothecountry.
Therewere61,465apprehensionsalongtheborderinJanuary,accordingtotheCBPreport.InDecember,theagencyreported96,048.BorderPatrolapprehended176,195atthesouthwestborderinJanuary2024,oneyearago.
CBP’sreportalsonotedthatithasconfiscatedrecordnumbersofdeadlyfentanylassmugglersattemptedtobringitintothecountry.
Inthelasttwofiscalyears,CBPseizedrecordamountsoffentanyl–nearly50,000pounds–enoughtoproducemorethan2billionlethaldoses.InJanuary2025,CBPseized1,029poundsoffentanyl,andmethamphetamineseizuresincreased15%.
WhatisnoteworthyaboutthistrendistheimpactthatTrump’svictoryhadlastyear.Onhisfirstdayinoffice,thepresidentsi
