EXCLUSIVE: Number of Unaccompanied Alien Children Arriving at Border Hits Record Low Under Trump
Virginia Allen | April 04, 2025
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FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—The number of migrant children arriving alone at the southern border reached an all-time low in March.
Border Patrol encountered 631 unaccompanied alien children at the southwest border last month, down 97% from the record high of 18,716 under the administration of then-President Joe Biden in March 2021, according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official.
“March was the lowest number of unaccompanied children arriving at our southern border in recorded history,” Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told The Daily Signal.
President Donald Trump and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem “are stopping the exploitation and trafficking of children,” McLaughlin said. “Thanks to strong leadership, we now have the most secure border in American history.”
https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/04/04/exclusive-number-unaccompanied-children-arriving-border-reaches-record-low-under-trump/
