Apprehension of illegal aliens along the U.S. Southwest border plummeted in January by a third, fresh data reveals.
According to statistics from U.S. Customs and Border Protection obtained by ABC News, there were “61,465 apprehensions along the southwest border in January, down from 96,048 in December 2024.”
The numbers steadily declined as the month of January unfolded, plummeting dramatically following President Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, falling to a daily average 786 migrant apprehension from a daily average of 2,000 migrant apprehensions.
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When compared to January 2024, the apprehensions fell by over 100,000, from 176,195 apprehensions to 61, 465 apprehensions. Those numbers did not fall below 100,000 until November of last year. Per ABC News:
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