President Donald Trump said on Friday that illegal border crossings at the U.S. southern border have fallen to zero [1].
This assertion comes as the administration seeks to validate its current immigration and security strategies. The claim suggests a total cessation of unauthorized entry, a metric that would represent a historic shift in border management and migration patterns.
Speaking during a broadcast honoring U.S. mothers, Trump said the drop is the result of new immigration and security policies implemented by his administration [1]. He attributed the change to a deterrent effect, stating that migrants now understand they cannot enter the country.
"El flujo de caravanas se detuvo completamente porque los migrantes ahora saben que no podrán ingresar al país," Trump said.
Trump further characterized the current state of the border as the most secure in the history of the nation. He described the administration's efforts as having transformed the region into a fortress.
"Nuestra administración ha convertido la zona en la más fuerte de la historia nacional," Trump said.
Regarding the recent months, the president stated that no person has managed to penetrate the southern border [1]. This claim of zero crossings [1] aligns with his broader narrative of strict enforcement and physical security measures designed to eliminate illegal transit.
"Ninguna persona ha logrado penetrar la frontera sur en los últimos meses," Trump said.
“Illegal border crossings have fallen to zero.”
The claim that illegal crossings have reached zero is a significant escalation in rhetoric regarding border security. If verified, it would indicate that deterrent policies have achieved a total stop of unauthorized migration; however, such a figure is rare in border statistics and typically prompts scrutiny of how 'crossings' are defined and measured by federal agencies.
