The following is a press release from the White House Office of Communications.

Illegal crossings along the southern border reached another new low last month as President Donald J. Trump makes good on his promise to stop the invasion and secure the homeland.

It’s called the “Trump Effect.”

In March, Border Patrol encountered just 7,181 illegal immigrants at the southern border.

Compared to the same month under Biden, that represents a 95% decrease from 2024 (137,473), a 96% decrease from 2023 (163,672), and a 97% decrease from 2022 (211,181).

The Los Angeles Times reports  “migrant crossings have slowed to a near halt” along the California-Mexico border, where Border Patrol agents are making just “30 to 40 arrests per day … down from more than 1,200 per day during the height of migrant arrivals to the region in April.”

“President Trump’s leadership continues to break records! Border Patrol encounters for the month of March was 7,181 total. I started as a Border Patrol Agent in 1984, which was 41 years ago. I cannot recall a single month since then that the numbers have been that low. It is a far cry from the more than 11,000 a day that we saw for a time period under Biden. The men and women of the Border Patrol have proven what they can accomplish when they are allowed to do their job and complete the mission of their agency. The last administration had the Border Patrol releasing millions of illegal aliens into the United States, which caused more and more to come. Thanks to President Trump and his game changing policies, those days are over. Thank you to the patriots of the Border Patrol who are making this country safe again!”

Thomas D. Homan, US Border Czar