Photos from a Border Patrol ride-along where no illegal immigrants could be found

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The Washington Examiner has reported from the border on dozens of occasions since 2018, but in a first, its staff did not witness a single immigrant attempt to cross the Rio Grande while on a predawn into late morning ride-along with Border Patrol.

The number of illegal immigrant arrests across the entire southern border has dropped to historically low levels since President Donald Trump took office in January.

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