From Breitbart: Border Patrol agents assigned to the nine southwest sectors encountered approximately 6,300 illegal aliens who crossed the border in August between ports of entry, according to unofficial reports reviewed exclusively by Breitbart Texas. This represents a 90 percent decrease in migrant apprehensions compared to August 2024.
Sources within U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed to Breitbart Texas that Border Patrol agents arrested approximately 6,300 illegal aliens who crossed the border between Brownsville, Texas, and San Diego, California in August. This is an average of just over 200 arrests per day.
Adding in the remaining Border Patrol sectors, that number increased to approximately 8,000 migrant encounters nationally (nearly 260 per day).
In August 2024, Border Patrol agents encountered nearly 61,000 migrants who illegally entered the U.S. between ports of entry and without inspection. This August’s nationwide total of about 8,000 illegal aliens represents a drop of nearly 87 percent.
The report notes that the average monthly apprehensions has fallen to less than 6,000 per month at the southwest border since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office in January.
Under the Biden administration’s “catch and release” program, up to 70% of the illegal aliens apprehended at the border were released into the United States.
However, the Trump administration recently reported that during May, June and July, not a single illegal alien caught coming across the border has been released into the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection is expected to release the official numbers for August around September 15.
Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman, Lt. Chris Olivarez, announced on Tuesday, “.@TxDPS’ Drawbridge camera technology continues to detect and track individuals avoiding capture along the southern border. Recently in the Del Rio Sector, it helped U.S. Border Patrol apprehend special interest aliens (SIAs) from Pakistan on a private ranch. Texas DPS, in collaboration with federal partners under Operation Lone Star, is bolstering border security with innovative surveillance solutions.”
🚨 Border Security Update
.@TxDPS’ Drawbridge camera technology continues to detect and track individuals avoiding capture along the southern border. Recently in the Del Rio Sector, it helped U.S. Border Patrol apprehend special interest aliens (SIAs) from Pakistan on a private… pic.twitter.com/UFa7tbO6vS
— Chris Olivarez (@LtChrisOlivarez) September 2, 2025
Last week, a Mississippi woman was caught in Texas smuggling four illegal aliens into the U.S., including one from Afghanistan.
PHOTOS: pic.twitter.com/nFEHY9aonC
— Chris Olivarez (@LtChrisOlivarez) August 29, 2025
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EXCLUSIVE: August Migrant Encounters at Southwest Border Drop 90 Percent from Prior Year https://t.co/LnYTJMfp4s
— BreitbartTexas (@BreitbartTexas) September 3, 2025
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