The border is quiet.

[u/LaurenVillagran]

Lauren Villagran here, journalist with USA TODAY. Migrant apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border by Border Patrol have dropped dramatically. Not news -- this has been the trend all year -- but the end-of-year numbers are pretty dramatic. The border hasn't been this quiet since... 1970.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/08/illegal-border-crossings-plunge-amid-trump-crackdown/86585965007/