{"id":2403893,"date":"2025-02-18T16:54:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plunge-in-illegal-crossings-shows-biden-couldve-secured-border\/"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:55:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:55:22","slug":"plunge-in-illegal-crossings-shows-biden-couldve-secured-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plunge-in-illegal-crossings-shows-biden-couldve-secured-border\/","title":{"rendered":"Plunge In Illegal Crossings Shows Biden Could&#8217;ve Secured Border"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fplunge-in-illegal-crossings-shows-biden-couldve-secured-border%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=2403893&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 the significant decrease in illegal\u2062 migrant apprehensions\u200c after Donald\u2064 Trump took office in January. Comparing the \u200ddata from the end of december to January, the number of apprehensions dropped\u200b from 96,035 to 61,465, marking an 85% decline. The author attributes this shift\u2062 to trump&#8217;s immediate and deliberate actions, such as resuming border wall \u2063construction and \u200breinstating the &#8220;Remain in Mexico&#8221; policy, which were aimed at\u200b securing the\u200b U.S. southern border. <\/p>\n<p>In \u2062contrast, the\u200d article criticizes President joe\u200d Biden for his approach to immigration, suggesting that his policies contributed to the ongoing border crisis. The \u2064Biden management, according to the piece, neglected to\u200d utilize \u200cexisting powers to \u200denhance border security, reversing many of Trump&#8217;s policies and \u2063failing\u2064 to effectively manage immigration enforcement.\u2063 the narrative argues that while Biden claimed limitations in his ability to\u2064 act, he ultimately had the authority to implement measures akin to\u2063 those taken by\u200b Trump to secure the border.<\/p>\n<p>The article points out that Biden&#8217;s administration has continued to grapple with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">record-high\u2062 illegal border crossings<\/a>, highlighting the perception that Democratic \u200cpolicies resulted in a less secure border compared to Trump&#8217;s tenure. \u2063The author concludes by emphasizing that a secure border was \u200calways attainable during Biden&#8217;s presidency if he\u200c had chosen to act, arguing \u200dthat his \u2063administration&#8217;s choices laid the groundwork 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pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>Upon President Donald Trump assuming office in January, illegal migrant apprehensions dropped sharply from more than 2,000 per day to just 786, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/apprehensions-southwestern-border-plummeted-january-cbp\/story?id=118908684#:~:text=From%20Jan.%2021%20through%20Jan.%2031%2C%20the%20number%20of%20U.S.%20Border%20Patrol%20apprehensions%20along%20the%20southwest%20border%20dropped%2085%25%20from%20the%20same%20period%20in%202024%2C%20according%20to%20data%20obtained%20by%20ABC%20News.%20In%20the%2011%20days%20after%20Jan.%2020%2C%20migrants%20apprehended%20at%20ports%20of%20entry%20declined%20by%2093%25.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new data<\/a>. The dramatic change wasn&rsquo;t by chance &mdash; Trump took immediate action to secure the border, proving former President Joe Biden simply chose to allow (and incentivize) the mass invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Border patrol agents apprehended 96,035 migrants in December, but that number plummeted to 61,465 in January, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbp.gov\/newsroom\/stats\/southwest-land-border-encounters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/apprehensions-southwestern-border-plummeted-january-cbp\/story?id=118908684#:~:text=From%20Jan.%2021%20through%20Jan.%2031%2C%20the%20number%20of%20U.S.%20Border%20Patrol%20apprehensions%20along%20the%20southwest%20border%20dropped%2085%25%20from%20the%20same%20period%20in%202024%2C%20according%20to%20data%20obtained%20by%20ABC%20News.%20In%20the%2011%20days%20after%20Jan.%2020%2C%20migrants%20apprehended%20at%20ports%20of%20entry%20declined%20by%2093%25.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC News<\/a>, &ldquo;From Jan. 21 through Jan. 31, the number of U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions along the southwest border dropped 85% from the same period in 2024. &hellip; In the 11 days after Jan. 20, migrants apprehended at ports of entry declined by 93%.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-499209167\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>None of this was accidental. As <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/21\/trumps-executive-orders-on-immigration-prove-biden-could-have-secured-the-border-at-any-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explained<\/a> by my colleague John Daniel Davidson, upon taking office Trump signed a series of executive orders declaring a national emergency at the southern border and ordering construction of the border wall to resume. Trump also reinstated his &ldquo;Remain in Mexico&rdquo; policy to deter illegal crossings. Trump also authorized the National Guard and active duty military to work with Customs and Border Patrol agents to secure the border. The Trump administration also ended the use of the CBP One app that &ldquo;the Biden administration had used to dole out mass paroles for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-could-have-secured-the-border-at-any-time\/\" title=\"Biden Could Have ...d The ... At Any Time\">illegal border-crossers &#038;mdash<\/a>; some 30,000 a month under Biden,&rdquo; Davidson explained.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration has also begun carrying out deportations, threatening tariffs on countries that refused to take back their own people. <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/haitian-leader-complains-even-their-own-country-cant-handle-haitian-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colombia initially refused<\/a> to take back Colombians who entered the United States illegally, and American planes transporting the illegal aliens were denied entry. Colombian President Gustavo Petro even said that Trump needed to create a &ldquo;protocol for the dignified treatment of migrants before we receive them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/01\/27\/haitian-leader-complains-even-their-own-country-cant-handle-haitian-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> Petro to kick rocks and announced he would levy a 25 percent emergency tariff on all imported Colombian goods, as well as travel bans and visa sanctions. Shortly thereafter, Petro announced Colombia would take back Colombians.<\/p>\n<p>As Davidson pointed out, &ldquo;The Biden administration could have done all of this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, as <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/05\/65-times-biden-gutted-border-security-since-taking-the-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> by my colleague Tristan Justice, Biden stopped construction of the border wall, &ldquo;expanded the &lsquo;illegal&rsquo; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program,&rdquo; reversed &ldquo;Trump-era executive orders that enforced immigration law,&rdquo; issued a deportation moratorium, lost track of thousands of children illegally in the country, resurrected an Obama-era parole program for illegals &mdash; and the list goes on.<\/p>\n<p>As the border crisis worsened, Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/05\/biden-announces-border-action-after-claiming-hands-were-tied\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">peddled the claim<\/a> that he <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/22\/bidens-new-border-plan-shows-democrats-lied-about-needing-more-laws-from-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lacked authority<\/a> to secure the southern border, telling a reporter last January that he had &ldquo;done all I can do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Just give me the power! &hellip; Give me the border patrol! Give me the people! The judges! Give me the people who can stop this and make it work right!&rdquo; Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/01\/30\/biden-has-the-power-to-end-the-border-crisis-without-congress-he-just-doesnt-want-to\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told a reporter<\/a> who asked whether he had done everything he could do via executive authority.<\/p>\n<p>In the months following, illegal border crossings continued at record-high numbers. Miraculously in June, Biden suddenly had the &ldquo;power&rdquo; to sign an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/archive\/news\/2024\/06\/04\/fact-sheet-presidential-proclamation-suspend-and-limit-entry-and-joint-dhs-doj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">executive order<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-announces-border-action-after-claiming-his-hands-were-tied-for-years\/\" title=\"Biden takes ... ... after citing constraints for years\">halt asylum claims temporarily<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not that Biden ever lacked the power &mdash; Biden didn&rsquo;t want to use the power he had to stop the illegal invasion of the country. As Davidson said, &ldquo;A secure border was always within reach these past four years.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But &ldquo;Biden and the Democrats sold out their fellow Americans, threw open the borders, and then pretended they had no choice in the matter.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. 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