The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced that February was the month with the fewest migrant detentions in history. Through his social media platform Truth Social, the president celebrated that last month there was a halt to the high flows of people seeking to enter the country. "There were only 8,326 undocumented detentions by the Border Patrol at the border between the United States and Mexico, all of whom were quickly expelled from our nation or, when necessary, prosecuted for crimes against the United States," asserted the Republican leader.
Until yesterday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had not shared the official figures of detentions at the Mexico-U.S. border for last month. However, if it is confirmed that indeed only 8,326 people were detained, this would represent a reduction of 86.45 percent compared to the 61,465 encounters reported throughout January. According to Trump, this would mean that his actions put an end to the large flows of people that arrived in the country during the previous administration. "This means that very few people came: the invasion of our country has ended. In comparison, under Joe Biden, there were 300,000 illegal crossings in a month, and practically all of them were released into our country," he stated.
Donald Trump implemented a strong campaign against irregular migration since his arrival at the White House on January 20. In the first days of his term, he made it clear that he would fight against irregular migration and implemented mass deportations. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced that in the first month of Trump's administration, more than 20,000 illegal foreigners were arrested. "That is an increase of 627 percent in monthly arrests compared to only 33,000 total arrests under Biden last year," celebrated the DHS.
To strengthen these actions, the United States ordered the deployment of 3,000 soldiers to the border with Mexico this weekend. Under the direction of the Pentagon's Northern Command (Northcom), the new personnel will seek to maintain security at the southern border. The Pentagon detailed that "these units will raise the number of Title 10 forces along the southern border to approximately 9,000 personnel, who will reinforce and expand the current border security operations to seal the customs and protect the territorial integrity of the United States."
