{"id":2400310,"date":"2025-02-07T13:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T18:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-reports-91-drop-in-migrant-arrests-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T13:13:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T18:13:25","slug":"border-patrol-reports-91-drop-in-migrant-arrests-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-reports-91-drop-in-migrant-arrests-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Border Patrol reports 91% drop in migrant arrests- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fborder-patrol-reports-91-drop-in-migrant-arrests-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2400310&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fox-news-is-swirling-down-the-toilet\/\" title=\"Fox News Is Swirling Down The Toilet\">significant decline<\/a> in the number of arrests \u200bof <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/41-percent-of-illegal-immigrant-group-biden-admin-released-into-us-never-showed-up-for-court-dates\/\" title=\"41% of illegal immigrants released by the Biden administration did not attend their court hearings.\">illegal\u2062 immigrants<\/a> at U.S. borders, which has dropped by 91% compared too the previous year during the Biden administration. U.S. Border Patrol \u200dChief\u200d mike Banks\u2062 highlighted this dramatic reduction,\u200b noting that apprehensions for a specific week fell to under 500, whereas the previous year saw an alarming\u2063 peak\u2062 of over 142,000 \u2064in February alone.This decrease is attributed to the shift in immigration\u2063 policies under\u2064 President Trump, which have been recognized as effective in\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">enhancing border security<\/a>. \u200bBanks\u200b emphasized\u2063 that the reduction in \u2062illegal crossings streamlines the removal \u2063of individuals already in the country, reinforcing the integrity of the \u2064immigration system. The overall \u200dtrend indicates a marked difference in border control effectiveness between the two administrations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Illegal immigrant arrests under Trump drop 91% from Biden: &lsquo;What a difference a year makes!&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1978667\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The number of illegal immigrants arrested at the nation&rsquo;s borders has seen a staggering decrease over the past year as White House administrations transitioned from former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> to President Donald Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/immigration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">immigration<\/a> policies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-patrol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. Border Patrol<\/a> Chief Mike Banks announced Friday morning that the number of apprehensions at the northern, southern, and coastal borders was down more than 90% this February compared to the exact period last year.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What a difference a year makes! USBP apprehensions decreased by 91% from the same 7-day period last year,&rdquo; Banks wrote in a post to X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This sharp decline reflects real progress in securing our borders and enforcing the law,&rdquo; Banks wrote. &ldquo;By stopping the flow at the border, we also streamline the removal of illegal entrants already in the country, reinforcing the integrity of our immigration system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a difference a year makes! USBP apprehensions decreased by 91% from the same 7-day period last year. This sharp decline reflects real progress in securing our borders and enforcing the law.<\/p>\n<p>By stopping the flow at the border, we also streamline the removal of illegal&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0HdOSGmf6b\">pic.twitter.com\/0HdOSGmf6b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chief Michael W. Banks (@USBPChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChief\/status\/1887863900169027972?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-gov-changes-site-to-read-biden-harris-white-house\/\" title=\"Wh.gov changes site to read Biden-Harris White House\">border czar<\/a> Tom Homan told reporters outside the White House Thursday that Border Patrol arrested fewer than 500 illegal immigrants on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>For context, the highest-ever day of arrests, which occurred during the Biden administration, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2611446\/biden-border-crisis-shatters-record-with-14509-illegal-immigrants-encountered-in-one-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">14,509<\/a> on one day in December 2023.  <\/p>\n<p>Last February, more than 142,000 illegal immigrants were arrested by Border Patrol in the 29 days of February, as it was a leap year, for an approximate average of 4,900 per day. That figure is roughly 10 times the one encountered at the border now.<\/p>\n<p>An earlier&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner&nbsp;<\/em>analysis of both public and undisclosed U.S. Customs and Border Protection data revealed that illegal border crossings<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3300041\/illegal-crossings-cut-half-november-election-border-patrol-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\" dropped 54%\"> dropped 54%<\/a> from October 2023 to the first part of this week, as Trump&rsquo;s return to Washington was recognized by would-be immigrants around the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Banks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3290644\/trump-border-patrol-chief-mike-banks-starts-monday\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">took over<\/a> as Border Patrol chief days before Trump&rsquo;s Jan. 20 inauguration ceremony. Banks is a two-decade Border Patrol agent who most recently worked as border czar for Gov. 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