Border Patrol released zero illegal immigrants into the United States at the southwest border for the 13th straight month in May.
Last month, Border Patrol apprehended 9,998 individuals along the southwest border, which was fewer than the number of people apprehended in just three days in May 2024, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a June 18 statement. May’s numbers are 94 percent lower than the monthly average during the prior administration.
The average number of apprehensions per day by Border Patrol was also 94 percent lower than the daily average recorded under the previous administration. Border crossings and apprehensions are at levels “not seen in over three decades,” CBP said….