Border Patrol Chief: Migrant Encounters Drop 55% from Prior Week
by Bob Price 30 Jan 2025
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks reported a 55 percent drop in migrants encountered along the border during the past week. Migrant apprehensions fell from more than 10,000 during the previous week to less than 5,000 during the past seven days.
Chief Banks posted a report on X stating that Border Patrol agents apprehended 4,577 migrants during the previous seven days. Banks said this number fell from the 10,281 migrants apprehended one week earlier.
In the past seven days, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended 4,577 individuals attempting to enter the country illegally, a significant 55% decrease from the previous week’s 10,281 apprehensions. This trend indicates that our enhanced border security measures produce results.…Show more
https://www.alipac.us/f12/border-patrol-chief-migrant-encounters-drop-55%25-prior-week-426571/
