Total Southwest Border Apprehensions Last Month Lower Than First 2 Days of March 2024: CBP

This was a 95 percent decrease from March 2024, according to new data from Customs and Border Protection.

A group of illegal immigrants are apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border protection officers after crossing over into the United States, in Ruby, Ariz., on June 26, 2024. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

There was a historic drop in the apprehension of illegal immigrants at America’s southwest border last month, according to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), as the Trump administration continues to step up immigration enforcement.

“In March 2025, USBP apprehended 7,181 illegal aliens crossing the southwest border between ports of entry,” the agency said in an April 14 statement, referring to U.S. Border Patrol (USBP).