US Border: Illegal Crossings at 15-Year Low
But Texas still tops other border states in illegal crossings by a wide margin.
US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem this week announced that US Customs & Border Protection (CBP) encounters with illegal aliens along the Southern Border had declined from tens of thousands daily in December 2023 during the Biden Administration to just 200 daily now:
The chart below (by the Pew Research Center) tells the tale - although it ends in August 2024 - seven months before today:
We've suspected this for several weeks now - based upon daily figures like those below released by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) - but this week's acknowledgment by DHS Secretary Noem makes it official.
Although these numbers are encouraging, it's important to note that Texas is still experiencing the majority of illegal crossings among the four US States that border Mexico.
That explains why the US Military is assigning more soldiers to Texas' 1,254-mile-long border with Mexico - in addition to the thousands of Texas Troops Governor Greg Abbott had already sent there as part of "Operation Lone Star."
The image above shows soldiers of the 759th Military Police Battalion manning an observation post overlooking the Rio Grande border with Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas.
The US Coast Guard has also been re-assigned from focusing on the Texas Gulf Coast to patrolling the Rio Grande to back up the Border Patrol to prevent inland illegal crossings:
Back on land, the Trump Administration is relying heavily on Military Police officers to help US Customs & Border Protection seal off the very long Texas border with Mexico.
The image below shows a member of the 132nd Military Police Company, 51st Military Police Battalion, maintaining a watch over a known illegal crossing point near Laredo, Texas:
Further north from the Rio Grande, U.S. soldiers are working with Border Patrol Agents to catch migrants who successfully crossed the river, such as those shown below from the Georgia National Guard assisting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Officers conducting train inspections in Uvalde, Texas:
All of this adds up to a substantially tightened US Southern Border with Mexico, which in turn contributes to those record-low illegal crossings, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem reported this week.
What do you think has made the biggest impact in reducing illegal crossings along the US Southern Border to record low levels?
Share your opinion in the comments on this article!
Abrazos,
Jack Beavers
