Republicans praise Trump after migrant arrests fall to lowest in ‘recorded history’

Published March 3, 2025 4:00pm ET



Members of the Republican Party are heaping praise on President Donald Trump and claiming victory following news that the number of immigrants denied entry at the southern border fell in February to the lowest recorded number in U.S. history.

“Illegal border crossings in February — his first full month in office — were the lowest ever recorded, down 94% from last February and down 96% from the all-time high of the Biden Administration,” the White House said in a statement Monday morning.

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