The apprehension of illegal immigrants along the Swanton Sector at the U.S.-Canada border dropped by 95% under the Trump administration this March compared to last March, the White House said. (Google Maps)
In fiscal year 2024, 19,222 illegal immigrants were apprehended along the sector. The migrants hailed from 97 countries, sector Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia said at the time.
The apprehensions amounted to more than the past 17 years combined, authorities said. In FY 2020, the agents assigned to the sector apprehended 574 illegal immigrants, followed by 365 the next year.
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This split shows President Trump and migrants at the southern border. (Evan Vucci and Christian Torres/Anadolu )
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Under Trump, the catch and release of illegal migrants dropped by 99.99%, compared to the Biden administration, in which 189,604 migrants were released into the United States in December 2023, at the height of the border crisis, Leavitt said.
In February, Border Patrol agents caught and released only 20 illegal immigrants, she added.
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