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- U.S. Border Patrol encounters totaled 237,538 in the 2025 fiscal year, the lowest in over 50 years.
- Encounters fell from over 2 million in fiscal 2023 to 1.5 million in fiscal 2024.
- Since February 2025, monthly encounters have fallen below 10,000, the lowest in 25 years.
- The decline followed policy changes during the Biden administration and U.S. President Donald Trump administration.
