First on FOX: The average daily number of known Gotaways at the southern border since the beginning of February (illegal immigrants who successfully entered the US without worry) fell 93% from the highest number when former President Joe Biden took office and fell to 132% per day. , according to sources from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
During the Biden administration, FOX News filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for 2023 statistics, with 670,674 known acquisitions recorded that year I learned that. Per day.
President Donald Trump took office on January 20th and has taken extensive steps to secure a southern border, known Gotaway “known” because it is seen/tracked on cameras, sensors The daily average of 93% decreased. , or by other means, Border Patrol agents were unable to arrest them. These numbers are kept internally by CBP and are not normally publicly available.
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Immigrants on the tropical border of Arizona. (US Border Patrol)
“The consequences are consequences. Illegal intersections are declining, Gotaway is declining. Criminal prosecutions are increasing,” a senior DHS official told Fox News. “Daily reports of a large group in Mexico in Guatemala have called for them to return south, surrender and return home.
The country began seeing the impact of Trump's policies in the second week as the White House implements tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China. The boundary intersection is falling sharply. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) Program Shutter. Federal workers are facing a decision to return to office or resign. more.
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The immigrants try to pass through the razor wire after crossing to the US at the southern border to El Paso, Texas. (Getty Images/John Moore Getty)
By February 1st, the number of migrants arriving at the tropical border had plummeted by 63%.
During the first seven days of the Trump administration, from January 20th to January 26th, there were 7,287 immigrant encounters at the tropical border, with 1,041 encounters per day.
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This is comparable to the 20,086 encounters that will be met on the 1st between January 13th and 19th during the final day of Biden's presidency.
Border Emperor Tom Homan said after the first week the Trump administration removed and returned 7,300 illegal immigrants and deported them to Mexico, Jordan, Brazil and El Salvador.
Brooke Singman of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
