New Mexico illegal entries drop by 80% in one year, 95% in three years

Published January 5, 2026 2:45pm ET



(The Center Square) – Apprehensions of illegal border crossers dropped by 95% in New Mexico under the Trump administration from their record high during the Biden administration. At the same time, arrests of foreign terrorist organization members and prosecutions of border crimes skyrocketed in New Mexico.

Apprehensions of illegal border crossers this year represent a fraction of the gotaways who illegally entered during the Biden administration, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data and gotaway data obtained by The Center Square. 

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