Number of immigrants illegally crossing the southern border of the United States continue At the historically low level in April, President Trump’s full three months Active efforts According to internal federal data obtained by CBS News to reduce illegal immigration.

In April, Border Patrol agents recorded concerns about unauthorized unauthorized immigrants who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s Preliminary Statistics Bureau, which have not been officially released.

The preliminary statistics for April could be adjusted once the data was officially released, starting in March, when the Border Patrol recorded 7,200 concerns on the southern border. It is almost the same as the 8,300 concerns the agency recorded there in February.

The number of illegal crossings by Mr. Trump in his first three months of office represents earthquake changes at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The concerns reported in February, March and April were the lowest recorded by the Border Patrol in its public monthly dataset, which dates back to the 2000 fiscal year. According to historical agents, the last patrol along the border averaged less than 9,000 monthly worries in the late 1960s.

Mr. Trump’s historically low levels of illegal crossing also contrast with the unprecedented influx of immigration to the Biden administration’s lower southern border. In the December 2023 record of illegal crossing, the Border Patrol had an average of 8,000 people worried every day, and the agency handled more than 10,000 immigrants on some days.

Trump administration officials believe that the sharp decline in promoting illegal entries on the southern border is a far-reaching immigration suppression by the president.

The president believes the country is facing an "invasion" and has almost shut down the U.S. asylum system, authorizing U.S. border officials to quickly deport immigrants to Mexico or its home country without a court hearing. Thousands of other active-duty military units have been deployed to strengthen the southern border and, in some cases, immigrants have been detained.

The Trump administration has also removed Biden-era plans that allow some immigrants to enter the United States legally, believing that these policies violate federal immigration laws.

In the country’s interior ministry, the government has greatly expanded their eligibility for arrest and deportation by immigration and customs enforcement, reversing Biden-era rules that largely limit immigration arrests to serious criminals, national security threats and recent arrivals.

In some cases, the government has sent immigrant detainees to the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, as well as El Salvador, where nearly 300 Venezuelans are accused of being detained under a notorious large rule.

Many Democrats condemn Mr. Trump’s immigration policy as harsh and inhumane, believing that they have trampled on the due process rights of immigrants. Almost every major immigration and border policy the president has enacted faces legal challenges from Democratic-led states and advocates who believe these changes violate U.S. law, including obligations to persecutors seeking asylum.

Colleen Putzel-Kavanaugh, who studies U.S. immigration policy, a Washington-based think tank Immigration Policy Institute, said the tough remarks and actions of the Trump administration could lead immigrants to rethink plans to cross the U.S. border.

"If you have fear, sending it back to your home country is one thing, but sending it to a high-security prison in El Salvador is a completely different threat," Putzel-Kavanaugh said.

Immigration to the southern border began to decline last year after the Biden administration convinced Mexican officials to stop more U.S.-bound immigration, Putzel-Kavanaugh added. Illegal crossings fell further after President Baden strictly restricted asylum through executive orders in June 2024.

Putzel-Kavanaugh warned that immigration patterns could change rapidly, noting that the intersection has appeared to have been stable since the massive onslaught in the first few weeks of Mr. Trump’s inauguration. Still, the U.S.-Mexico border remains the quietest border in decades.

Rolando Salinas, Democratic mayor Eagle Passage in Texas It said his border town was "zero ground" during the immigration crisis facing the Biden administration. In the second half of 2023, thousands of immigrants crossed the Eagle Pass area every day. But he said things have changed significantly since Mr. Trump took office.

"These numbers are super low - almost non-existent," Salinas said Thursday.