New record: Border Patrol seizes fewest illegal immigrants in one day

Published August 21, 2025 1:07pm ET



Two years after former President Joe Biden’s open border policies pushed the illegal migrant population in America to a new record of 14 million, officials today revealed that President Donald Trump just set a new, more positive record.

On July 20, the fewest ever number of illegal immigrants were seized on the southern border.

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