The number of illegal immigrants arrested at the nation’s borders has decreased over the past year as White House administrations transitioned from former President Joe Biden to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks announced Friday morning that the number of apprehensions at the northern, southern, and coastal borders was down more than 90% this February compared to the exact period last year.

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