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Among President Donald Trump's executive orders Monday was a declaration of a national emergency at the United States' border with Mexico, allowing him to send troops to the region.
But data shows a downward trend in illegal crossings compared to the situation Trump left former President Joe Biden.
The data, from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, indicates that in the last two months of 2024, illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border were at their lowest since mid-2020, before they began to climb to record levels.
Why It Matters
Trump made immigration, and the southwest border in particular, a key pillar of all three of his presidential campaigns. In 2024, he repeatedly hammered the Biden administration for its immigration platform and claimed it wasn't doing enough to crack down on illegal border crossings. Immigration was also a central focus of the first batch of executive orders Trump signed this week.
But data shows a downward trend in illegal crossings compared to the situation Trump left former President Joe Biden.
The data, from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, indicates that in the last two months of 2024, illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border were at their lowest since mid-2020, before they began to climb to record levels.
Why It Matters
Trump made immigration, and the southwest border in particular, a key pillar of all three of his presidential campaigns. In 2024, he repeatedly hammered the Biden administration for its immigration platform and claimed it wasn't doing enough to crack down on illegal border crossings. Immigration was also a central focus of the first batch of executive orders Trump signed this week.
