In California, illegal border crossings plummet under Trump administration

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Official data cited in the report shows arrests for illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border in California have fallen by more than 93% from their peak under President Joe Biden. The article links the decline to the Trump administration's border policies and campaign pledge to curb crossings.

It was one of US President Donald Trump's major campaign promises in 2024: putting an end to illegal crossings along the southern US border. Today, official data shows that promise has been kept: arrests for illegal crossings have plummeted by more than 93 percent since the peak of arrests under then-US President Joe Biden.