This year, the U.S. Border Patrol recorded its lowest number of annual apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border since 1970, federal officials announced on Tuesday, one of the most visible signs yet of how the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is influencing the country.
During the 2025 fiscal year, which began October 2024 and ended in September, the Border Patrol made 237,565 apprehensions at the southwest border, 72 percent of which occurred during the final months of the Biden administration, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
