The number of migrants crossing illegally into the US through the Mexico border has been the lowest in over half a century, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

CBS News reported that in fiscal year 2025, which spanned four months of former President Joe Biden’s administration, US Border Patrol agents stopped 238,000 migrants crossing the southern border illegally.

During current President Donald Trump’s first eight months in office, less than 9,000 illegal crossings were recorded each month.

It is the lowest number of apprehensions since 1970, when border patrol agents stopped 202,000 people crossing the US-Mexico border unlawfully, CBS reported.

“The numbers demonstrate progress on border security," said Jennie Murray, president and chief executive of the National Immigr

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