Zero Illegal Immigrants Released Into US in May: CBP

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Total nationwide encounters by Customs and Border Protection has hit the second-lowest average daily number in history.

Border Patrol released no illegal immigrants into the country in May, a โ€œstaggering dropโ€ from the more than 62,000 illegals that Border Patrol was โ€œforced to release along the southwest borderโ€ during the same period in 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a June 17 statement.

Border Patrol encountered just 8,725 illegal immigrants crossing the southwest border in May, down from 117,905 illegals encountered in May 2024.

โ€œUnder the leadership of this administration, CBP has received historic support resulting in another 93 percent decrease in illegal crossings along the southwest border this month when compared with last year,โ€ CBP Acting Commissioner Pete Flores said.

โ€œBorder numbers continue to trend at historic lows, reinforcing the sustained success of our enforcement efforts in securing the homeland and protecting American communities.โ€

CBPโ€™s total nationwide encounters, including at ports of entry, averaged roughly 952 per day in May, which is the โ€œsecond lowest average daily number of CBP encounters in history,โ€ according to the agency.

Drug seizures were up in May, with 19 percent more cocaine and 191 percent more heroin seized last month than in April.

In a June 18 post on social media platform X, border czar Tom Homan praised the Trump administration for bringing down the number of illegals released into the United States.

He said Border Patrol had encountered only 95 illegal aliens along the entire southern border in the past 24 hours, the โ€œlowest number ever recorded.โ€

โ€œCompare that to the Biden Administration who surpassed more than 10,000 per day,โ€ he said.

โ€œTo continue this great work and make it more permanent, we need the Big Beautiful Bill passed so we can finish the job, to include the biggest deportation operation the American people voted for. God bless the men and women of CBP and [Immigration and Customs Enforcement]. President Trump is the Game Changer.โ€

The Republican-backed โ€œOne Big Beautiful Bill Actโ€ includes several provisions to boost border security and strengthen immigration processes.

This includes $50 billion in funding to renew the construction of the southern border wall and $4 billion to onboard 5,000 new customs officers and 3,000 new Border Patrol agents.

The bill was passed narrowly in the House of Representatives by a vote of 215โ€“214. It now needs to be passed by the Senate before President Donald Trumpโ€™s final approval.

By Naveen Athrappully

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