Border Patrol Reports Decline in Illegal Immigrant Encounters for April

The number of illegal immigrant encounters at the southern border declined more than six percent in April compared to a month prior, according to data published on Wednesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Border Patrol agents recorded 128,900 encounters—which includes people who presented themselves to agents at ports of entry—along the U.S.-Mexico border in April, the CBP data shows. That’s down from 137,480 in March and just over half of December’s record high of 249,737 encounters. Overall, the number of illegal immigrants encountered between ports of entry along the southwest border was six percent lower than in March and 30 percent lower than in April 2023....