{"id":2414124,"date":"2025-03-20T21:06:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-crackdown-triggers-unprecedented-drop-and-multiple-closures-cbp\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T21:06:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:06:03","slug":"trumps-crackdown-triggers-unprecedented-drop-and-multiple-closures-cbp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-crackdown-triggers-unprecedented-drop-and-multiple-closures-cbp\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s Crackdown Triggers &#8216;Unprecedented Drop&#8217; and Multiple Closures: CBP"},"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%2Ftrumps-crackdown-triggers-unprecedented-drop-and-multiple-closures-cbp%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=2414124&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 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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>United States Customs and Border Protection closed down a processing facility for illegal aliens near San Diego, California, after the number of apprehensions at the southern border plummeted.<\/p>\n<p>The facility was opened in early 2023 and was able to hold roughly 500 illegal aliens, according to a Thursday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/cbp-shutters-san-diego-area-processing-facility-after-unprecedented-drop-apprehensions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>Customs and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tom-homan-gives-one-sentence-history-lesson-reporter-complained-old-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Border<\/a> Protection Assistant Commissioner of Public Affairs Hilton Beckham confirmed to Fox that the agency has seen an &ldquo;unprecedented drop in apprehensions of illegal aliens,&rdquo; a result of &ldquo;recent executive actions&rdquo; from President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;CBP is reducing the number of temporary, soft-sided processing facilities where illegal aliens have been held in specific locations along the southwest border,&rdquo; Beckham added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;CBP recently closed soft-sided processing facilities in Texas and Arizona, and CBP has now closed yet another soft-sided processing facility in San Diego,&rdquo; the statement confirmed.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The U.S. Border Patrol has full capability to manage the detention of apprehended aliens in USBP&rsquo;s permanent facilities.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Beckham added that the &ldquo;manpower and other resources&rdquo; previously allocated to the facilities &ldquo;will be redirected toward other priorities and will speed CBP&rsquo;s progress in gaining operational control over the southwest border.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fox News reported that workers were seen dismantling the San Diego facility Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: After closing soft-sided facilities in Texas and Arizona, CBP is now tearing down another soft-side facility in Otay Mesa, near San Diego, citing the record low number of illegal crossings under the new Trump admin.<\/p>\n<p>CBP says they are no longer needed. Statement via&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vF1RBL5qEo\">pic.twitter.com\/vF1RBL5qEo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillMelugin_\/status\/1902756731622662479?\">March 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The development indeed occurs as executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ice-nabs-prominent-illegal-immigration-activist-flouted-law-years-finally-got\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">actions<\/a> from Trump have led to plummeting numbers of border encounters.<\/p>\n<p>Border Patrol recorded some 8,300 apprehensions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-sends-video-message-illegal-aliens-warns-comply-get-deported-hard-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegal aliens<\/a> in February, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/03\/04\/illegal-border-crossings-february-decline-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Axios.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s the lowest month for illegal immigration seen in decades.<\/p>\n<p>There were more than 130,000 encounters in both February 2023 and February 2024, during the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself has noted the positive development, attributing the trend to his actions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The month of February, my first full month in Office, had the LOWEST number of Illegal Immigrants trying to enter our Country in History &ndash; BY FAR!,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/114088564162922800\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> earlier this month on .<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were only 8,326 apprehensions of Illegals by Border Patrol at the U.S. &ndash; Mexico Border, all of whom were quickly ejected from our Nation or, when necessary, prosecuted for crimes against the United States of America,&rdquo; Trump added.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This means that very few people came &ndash; The Invasion of our Country is OVER,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;In comparison, under Joe Biden, there were 300,000 Illegals crossing in one month, and virtually ALL of them were released into our Country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump warned that those trying to enter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/two-illegal-aliens-escape-detention-center-ice-not-happy-response-local-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">illegally<\/a> &ldquo;will face significant criminal penalties and immediate deportation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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