Texas border sheriff says illegal crossings have seen ‘dramatic decline’

Sharif Texas, whose boycott is 54 miles away from The southern American border with MexicoFox News Digital told that he had seen a “significant decrease” at illegal immigrant crossings since president Donald Trump took office specifically, a sharp drop in the past two weeks.

“Since President Trump took over, we have seen a continuous decrease in concerns,” Sharif Sharif Thadius Cleveland told Fox. “During the past two weeks, we should have been more preoccupied because it coincides with the moon’s completion cycle, and this is usually when we see more activity in our region.”

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Customs Protection and US Border Protection (CBP) It was revealed earlier this month Their concerns were on an annual basis on the border by 93 %. CBP reported 129,000 concerns in April 2024 under the Biden Administration, compared to 8,383 last month under Trump’s leadership.

“As you know, during the Biden administration, we saw, just like the rest of the United States and Mexico, standard levels of crossings and Gotaways in our boycott,” explained Cleveland. “We have also seen record levels of deaths from people trying to enter the United States. So this was definitely a challenge to us when you talk about the 10 largest provinces in Texas, slightly over 2,300 square miles, 54 miles of the river.”

Trump border Tsar Tsar Tom Human is the weight of the dramatic decline in illegal crossings, and the news Fox News Digital last week The American borders “are the safest in the history of the nation.”

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“The way we did, that we have a head of the White House, a strong president, who simply governed a lot [Executive Orders]The same thing [Executive Orders] Human told Fox, this has been proven effective in Trump 45, staying in Mexico, the third state agreements, ending hunting and release, and continuing to build border barriers.

Tom Human is visiting the Eagle camp, where members of the National Guard in Texas and Public Safety Employees lead to the Thanksgiving meal, in Eagle Pass, Texas, on November 26, 2024. (Scott Stephen Paul Luashnton Post via Gettie Emiez)

Cleveland’s comments come days after The San Diego Center for Migrants closed Because of “an unprecedented decrease in illegal crossings this year.”

“On 3/2025, the San Diego sector arrested 1,199 of the illegal foreigners with an average of 38 per day. This was a decrease of 186 % compared to 3/2024.” It was published to X. Sunday.

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Kleflland note that there may be an additional closure of the elbow if Illegal transit numbers Continue decrease.

The American border patrol treats a group of about 60 migrants near a highway in February 2024 outside the Eagle Pass, Texas. (Sergio Flores/AFP via Getty Images)

“When the border activity becomes slower and we see less and less crossings, we began to see the border government closing more of this southern side of the facilities,” Sharif Texas added. “We have nothing here in our area in West Texas. The closest we had in Eagle Pass.”

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“There is no reason to spend this money to keep these open, and they can definitely use this money in other parts of the border.”

Prestton Mizell is a writer for Fox News Digital that covers urgent news. Story tips can be sent to Prestton.mizell@fox.com and on xmizellpreston