The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it has now reached 12 consecutive months without anyone who crossed the border illegally being released in the U.S.
“Twelve straight months of ZERO releases at the border. Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, we are delivering the most secure border in American history,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said, according to a DHSnews release.
“The days of catch and release are over. We are enforcing the nation’s laws and sending illegal aliens back to their home countries.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott celebrated the news, too.
“What a difference, America!” he said in the release. “The U.S. Border Patrol released zero illegal aliens into our country again this month, unlike April 2024 when more than 68,000 were released under President Biden.
“Every minute of every day, President Trump’s border security policies are making every American safer.”
According to the release, the Trump administration’s tough border policies have reduced illegal crossings to the point where “[d]aily apprehensions are down 95% from the previous administration.”
With 15 straight months of fewer than 9,000 people detained after crossing into the country illegally, “the border remains more secure than at any point in history,” the release stated.
The release highlighted the sharp contrast between the 8,943 illegal immigrants detained in April and the number of illegal border crossings in April 2024. The total for last month is equivalent to only three days of border crossings in the last year of the Biden administration, the release stated.
“The U.S. Border Patrol’s average number of apprehensions per day along the southwest border in April (298) were 94% lower than the daily average under the Biden administration,” the release stated.
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