Saturday, March 15, 2025

Illegal border crossings drop to lowest level in US history

Illegal border crossings dropped to their lowest level for the month of February in recorded history, according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection data. In February, 28,654 encounters and apprehensions of illegal border crossers were reported nationwide " a roughly 90% drop from the number reported in previous Februarys under the Biden administration. In February 2024, 256,071 were reported compared to 213,911 in February 2023 and 250,404 in February 2022.

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... Illegal border crossings dropped to their lowest level for the month of February in recorded history, according to the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection data. In February, ...

... and the surprise is?

No longer does the draw of a job by US companies, that seem to like the immigrants for their low wage and job-safety needs, seem to matter.


But, what about the 10's of millions of illegal immigrants that Pres Trump had promised to deport?

How is he doing with that self-established goal?



#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-15 09:14 PM

But, what about the 10's of millions of illegal immigrants that Pres Trump had promised to deport?

How is he doing with that self-established goal?

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-15 09:14 PM | Reply | Flag:

I know you want them gone already, but hold your horses and give the team a few months.. It's going to take a little time.

#2 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-03-15 09:23 PM

How is he doing with that self-established goal?

Promises made. Promises not kept.

It's a pattern.

#3 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-15 09:28 PM

@#2 ... I know you want them gone already ...

Do you really want to look into my mind?

... but hold your horses and give the team a few months.. It's going to take a little time. ...

OK, I'll ask ...

How much more time?

Stated differently...

Given the current rate of deportation of illegal immigrants, how long will it take to reach the goal Pres Trump has set for "10's of millions" to be deported?

Trump deported fewer people last month than Biden a year ago, but border crossings have plummeted
www.nbcnews.com

... According to the data, ICE deported around 11,000 migrants last month, the first full month Trump was in office, compared to just over 12,000 in February 2024. One major reason for the higher numbers under the Biden administration was higher traffic from attempted border crossings, both legal and illegal, in 2024 compared to 2025. ...


OK, I need to take out the calculator, a trusty old HP-35, for this ...

OK, 10 million deportations, divided by 11,000 per month seems to be, 909.09 months.

Do you see a problem here?


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-15 09:42 PM

Do you see a problem here?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-15 09:42 PM | Reply | Flag

No, not as long as progress is being made. This problem didn't come about overnight and it won't be fixed overnight either.. Do you hate immigrants that much that you cant be patient while they're being deported?

#5 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-03-15 10:08 PM

@#5 ... No, not as long as progress is being made. This problem didn't come about overnight and it won't be fixed overnight either.. ...

Wait, what?

Pres Trump promised to solve this problem quickly.

Now your current alias is calling him a liar?


I mean, 909.09 months.

Is that "quickly?"


#6 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-15 11:33 PM

Wait, what ...???

Trump reassigns ICE director due to frustration with low deportations (February 2025)
san.com

...
The acting director of ICE was reassigned due to President Donald Trump's frustration with low deportation numbers. Caleb Vitello will continue leading the agency's field and enforcement operations.

Trump is reportedly angry that more people are not being deported.

ICE agents have been told to arrest 1,200 to 1,400 individuals per day. They are far below that.
...


#7 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-15 11:50 PM

Trump is reportedly angry that more people are not being deported.

He'll fire that DEI-hire puppy killer next, and get a straight white man in there to get the job done.

#8 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-15 11:57 PM

Trump is reportedly angry that more people are not being deported.

He'll fire that DEI-hire puppy killer next, and get a straight white man in there to get the job done.

#9 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-03-15 11:57 PM

Illegal border crossings drop to lowest level in US history

Tanking the economy and turning the US into ------ nation filled with policies of hate, abuse, and contempt did all that?

Who'da thunk?

#10 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-16 07:55 AM

BTW - it's not just "illegal" border crossings that are down...

Canadian travel to US drops over 20% in February.
UAL has adjusted capacity of their routes downward as a result.
Canadians come here more than any other nation, and they spend 3 times more than domestic travelers.
That's gonna hurt some folks.
www.cbc.ca
www.reuters.com

March is going to be even worse, no doubt, because that's when Trump really went off the rails.

But what about all those other nations? It appears we're going to have about a 5% decline instead of the prior-to-trump madness projected increase of 9%. So a net different of -14%.
www.washingtonpost.com

Yay America.

MAGA idiots.

#11 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-16 08:18 AM

So, protecting our border from illegal crossings is hateful? Interesting take, Yav.

#12 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-03-16 07:49 PM

Yeah ---- them 10 year olds with brain cancer!!

#13 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-03-16 08:05 PM

POSTED BY BULLBRINGER

Oh look, this racist moron stopped lurking just long enough to share his xenophobia.

Trumpers are the most hateful people.

You must be proud of Joe quickly Trump is destroying America.

#14 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-16 08:19 PM

Why would you believe any statistics coming from Fat Donnie Liar? -------- is a god-damned idiot

#15 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-16 10:37 PM

So, protecting our border from illegal crossings is hateful? Interesting take, Yav.

When you have to make ---- up and say others said it because your brain is too small to see and be honest about what's going on, then you never had a point to begin with.

#16 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-16 10:44 PM

This was the quote and your response:

"Illegal border crossings drop to lowest level in US history
#####
Tanking the economy and turning the US into ------ nation filled with policies of hate, abuse, and contempt did all that?"

You are free to clarify if I misconstrued what you said.

#17 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-03-16 11:14 PM

"Illegal border crossings drop to lowest level in US history"

"Tanking the economy and turning the US into ------ nation filled with policies of hate, abuse, and contempt did all that?"

Works for me.

What you got?

#18 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-16 11:33 PM

You are free to clarify if I misconstrued what you said.

Well ain't that mighty white of you.

#19 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-17 07:45 AM

Asking for clarification is "mighty white".

You are going off the rails, Yav.

#20 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-03-17 07:17 PM

What I said stands on its own and needs no clarification.

I don't need you telling me what I have permission to say or do. You understanding that saying better now?

#21 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-17 10:31 PM

"March is going to be even worse, no doubt, because that's when Trump really went off the rails."

Amazon is expecting to do less deliveries over the next 16 months. 50% less.
www.supplychaindive.com

#22 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-03-17 10:38 PM

" What I said stands on its own and needs no clarification"

When I responded to what I understood you to say you accused me of falsely assigning a position to you. That's why I asked for clarification. I wasn't being passive aggressive. I wasn't going for a gotcha. I am simply trying to understand your argument. So I politely asked you to clarify. Throughout all of that you've been a dick. Fine. That's your prerogative. I'll file this away and will react and respond accordingly to you going forward.

#23 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-03-17 11:09 PM

First: "Feel free to clarify" is different than "you are free to clarify."

Second: My original statement that you took issue with was:
(RE: llegal border crossings drop to lowest level in US history)

Tanking the economy and turning the US into ------ nation filled with policies of hate, abuse, and contempt did all that?

Notice what's not in there? Not a word that you said:
So, protecting our border from illegal crossings is hateful? Interesting take, Yav.

#24 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-18 08:06 AM

" ----- nation filled with policies of hate"

My turn to clarify - this is specifically what I responded to. I took it to mean that you feel securing our border is a policy of hate.

#25 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-03-18 04:53 PM

I didn't mean it that way, but now that you've pointed it out - I can see you have a point. Interesting. I think you're right that the round up of innocent people, the terrorizing of children, the apprehension of people legally here, all the headlines that cover the news, US citizens being deported because their parents aren't properly documented (brain cancer), terrorizing adults, expanding the locations ICE and Border Patrol can go - including churches and schools, I mean the entire list is long. I think that is an agenda of terror, of hate to you. Don't you? I mean, it is intentional. It is planned.

Does all that fall under "securing our border" to you?

I mean there are specific border policies you euphemistically refer to as "securing our border" that are pure evil, and they pertain to the actual border. I hadn't thought of including those, and I wasn't thinking of them at the time.

My comment was directed at all the other ways Trump is turning America into a shhthole nation. Tariffs, no rule of law - only the rule of the king, ignoring court orders, disappearing people, saying that our news outlets are enemies of the state (the king), treating people that disagree as enemies that he intends on rounding up and saying all his critics should be locked up. Turning America into an authoritarian state with a despot as its leader. You expect people to hop on a plane to come here given what's going on?

As I said "Trump is turning America into a shhthole nation." Actually he's already done it.

#26 | Posted by YAV at 2025-03-18 07:01 PM

"I took it to mean that you feel securing our border is a policy of hate."

Some border polices are.

It really depends on the policy.

The Trump border policy of family separation was a policy of hate.

#27 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-18 07:10 PM

"So, protecting our border from illegal crossings is hateful? Interesting take"

It really depends on the policy.

The Trump border policy of family separation was a policy of hate.

Worth repeating.

#28 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-18 07:12 PM

"I took it to mean that you feel securing our border is a policy of hate."

Let's take this purposefully fatuous construct and apply it to the Berlin Wall!

East Germany was securing their border.

Was it a policy of hate?

#29 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-18 07:19 PM

Trump lies about border crossings for the obvious reason.

We can probably get better data about the US-Mexico border from the Germans.

#30 | Posted by Zed at 2025-03-18 07:53 PM

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