CBP Reports 11 Consecutive Months of Zero Releases at the Border

There have been fewer than 9,000 apprehensions at the southwest border for 14 months.

Illegal immigrants from Nicaragua, Ecuador and other nations at a door on the border wall waiting to be picked up by the U.S. Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 4, 2023. Paul Ratje/Reuters

U.S. Border Patrol recorded its 11th straight month of zero releases at the southern border in March, according to a statement by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on April 9.

“The sustained decline in illegal border crossings and apprehensions—now at levels not seen in over three decades—shows the impact of robust enforcement policies,” the statement reads.