Southern border apprehensions drop 93% from April 2024: CBP

Southern border apprehensions dropped 93% in April compared to April 2024, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Border Patrol made 8,383 apprehensions along the southwest border last month, which is a 93% drop from the 128,895 apprehensions recorded in April 2024, per CBP's report released Monday.

The number of apprehensions averages to 279 apprehensions per day, down from 4,297 per day a year prior. There were also only five illegal immigrants temporarily released into the U.S. in April for court cases, compared to 68,000 released along the southern border in April 2024.