Single-Day Migrant Apprehension Numbers on Southwest Border Fall Below 200

The apprehension of migrants along the southwest border with Mexico fell to a historically low level on Friday, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Agents encountered 199 migrants on Friday, compared to 4,393 one year earlier.

Texas DPS spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez posted a report on X showing that Border Patrol agents encountered 199 migrants who illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday. Olivarez said the numbers reflect “a historic low” in the number of migrants who crossed between ports of entry.

Olivarez reported that this represents a 95 percent decrease from the 4,393 migrants apprehended on the same day one year earlier.

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