U.S. reports 237,565 Border Patrol apprehensions in FY2025 â lowest since 1970
U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported 237,565 Border Patrol apprehensions in fiscal year 2025 â the lowest annual level since 1970 â with 172,026 occurring during the Biden Administration portion of the year and 65,539 during the Trump Administration portion. CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said, "Fiscal Year 2025 shows what happens when we enforce the law without compromise," noting September marked the fifth consecutive month of zero Border Patrol releases along the southwest border (compared with 9,144 releases in September 2024) as agents averaged about 279 apprehensions per day on the Southwest border and roughly 26,000 encounters across all modes that month.
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- U.S. Border Patrol reported an exact FY2025 apprehension total of 237,565 â the lowest since 1970 (previous coverage cited 'nearly 238,000').
- The FY2025 total is split by administration-period: 172,026 apprehensions occurred during the Biden Administration portion of the fiscal year and 65,539 during the Trump Administration portion.
- CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said: 'Fiscal Year 2025 shows what happens when we enforce the law without compromise.'
- September marked the fifth consecutive month with zero illegal-immigrant releases by the Border Patrol along the southwest border, compared with 9,144 releases in September 2024.
- September operational metrics cited: the Border Patrol averaged about 279 apprehensions per day along the Southwest border and there were roughly 26,000 encounters across all modes of entry that month.
- The figures were announced by the Trump administration in a report headlined that FY2025 saw the fewest border apprehensions since 1970.
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Trump admin announces fewest border apprehensions since 1970
New information:
- Exact FY2025 Border Patrol apprehension total reported as 237,565 (previous coverage cited 'nearly 238,000').
- Breakdown by administration-period: 172,026 apprehensions occurred during the Biden Administration portion of the fiscal year, 65,539 during the Trump Administration portion.
- Statement/quote from CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott: 'Fiscal Year 2025 shows what happens when we enforce the law without compromise.'
- Operational detail: September marked the fifth consecutive month with zero illegal-immigrant releases by the Border Patrol along the southwest border, compared with 9,144 releases in September 2024.
- Reported daily and monthly averages cited (e.g., Border Patrol averaged ~279 apprehensions per day along the Southwest border in September; ~26,000 encounters across all modes of entry in September).