Border Report Live: Border Arrests Hit Another Record-Low in July
UNITED STATES, AUG 1 – July 2025 border apprehensions dropped 92% from last year and 24% from June, reflecting tightened enforcement, increased deportations, and expanded border security funding.
- On Friday, DHS announced record-low migrant apprehensions in July, with 6,177 nationwide and 4,598 at the southern border, according to DHS officials.
- CBP officials said the decline is due to enhanced deterrence measures, including strengthened protocols and international cooperation, with zero migrants released for three months.
- Border Patrol agents apprehended 4,399 migrants along the southern border on Friday, CBP officials said.
- Beyond reducing crossings, drug interdictions increased with fentanyl seizures rising three percent, methamphetamine by 112 percent, and heroin by 19 percent, while a Houston task force arrested nearly 1,400 criminal aliens.
- On a broader scale, monthly apprehensions remain far below prior years, with Border Patrol reporting 56,400 migrants in July, a 97% decrease from July 2022, prompting critics to warn policies may deter asylum seekers and strain facilities.
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Border Report Live: Border arrests hit another record-low in July
Migrant apprehensions along the Southwest border hit a new record-low in July.
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