Trump faces immigration test amid signs of softening support for enforcement

President Donald Trump may soon be at a crossroads on the issue where he has arguably been most successful in his second term: immigration.

Since Trump has taken office, the illegal border crossings that were so out of control under former President Joe Biden have slowed to a trickle. Encounters and apprehensions have hit lows. The federal government has effectively stopped releasing apprehended illegal immigrants into the United States. Congress just passed a major increase in immigration enforcement funding without amnesty, which Trump signed into law on July 4.