A Month Into Trump’s Presidency, Border Encounters Fall to Lowest Level Since 2017
Migrant encounters at the southern border have dropped to the lowest level since 2017 amid President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Border authorities recorded around 15,700 encounters in the 30 days since Trump’s inauguration, the lowest 30-day total since April 2017 and a 91 percent decline from the 166,900 monthly average under the Biden