Several hundred active-duty soldiers arrived in Del Rio, Texas, in late January following President Donald Trump's declaration of an invasion and his subsequent order to deploy troops to the southern border. However, they don't have much to do as border crossings have plummeted since Donald Trump took office almost a month ago, The Washington Post reported.
Border Patrol agents in the Del Rio sector and the nearby city of Eagle Pass have been apprehending fewer than 50 people per day since late January, a stark contrast to 2023, when as many as 5,000 migrants crossed the Rio Grande every day. At the national level, unlawful border crossings have dropped to levels last seen in 2019.
