Apprehensions of illegal immigrants at the U.S. border fell 93 percent in April compared to the same month last year, according to data released May 12.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said Border Patrol agents apprehended 8,383 illegal immigrants in April compared to 128,895 in April 2024.
Of the 8,383 apprehensions, only five were allowed to temporarily enter the United States for special interest court cases, CBP stated. That is in contrast to the 68,000 released into the country in April 2024.
“For the first time in years, more agents are back in the field—patrolling territories that CBP didn’t have the bandwidth or manpower to oversee just six months ago,” acting CBP Commissioner Pete Flores said in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times….