Fact-check · Sep 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Illegal boarding crossings are at their lowest level since the nineteen seventies”
TRUE
What the record shows
CBP reports FY2025 southwest border apprehensions at 237,538—lowest since FY1970 (201,780). Data covers Oct 2024–Sept 2025.
Sources
- CBP data shows lowest level of illegal southwest border crossers since 1970 | Border News | myheraldreview.com
- Illegal Border Crossings Drop to Lowest Level Since 1970, CBP Reveals - HSToday
- BORDER BRIEF: FY25 Southwest Border Apprehensions Hit Lowest Level in Half a Century as Law Enforcement Faces Threats – Committee on Homeland Security
- Illegal crossings along U.S.-Mexico border plummet to lowest annual level since 1970 - CBS News
- CBP data shows lowest level of illegal southwest border crossers since 1970 | National | thecentersquare.com
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