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.
https://x.com/DHSgov/status/1900196395434299573
... 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?
@#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?
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.
...
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.
"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
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