If you think President Donald Trump did a great job with the southern U.S. border his first time in the White House, the numbers are already suggesting that his second term is off to an even better start.

According to Fox News, a new record was set this week as border arrests fell to their lowest numbers since Trump's last time in office, proving once again that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were nothing short of reckless on the issue. 

The lowered numbers are a direct result of Trump's border policies, which he signed into action on Day One of his second time in the Oval Office.

The president has taken plenty of flak from the left over his border policies, but it's clear that they work quite well.

What's going on?

The most recent numbers regarding apprehensions at the southern U.S. border dipped to record lows, hitting close to a number not seen since May 2020.

Fox News noted:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) apprehended just 29,116 illegal immigrants along the southern border during the month of January, down from 47,000 in December and hitting a low mark not seen since May 2020, when 32,349 arrests were made at ports of entry, according to a White House press release.

Customs and Border Protection agents arrested 61,465 illegal immigrants in January, which was already down from December 2024.

Fox News noted:

The numbers, which were shared with ABC News, shifted even more dramatically after Trump took office, with apprehensions falling 85% between Jan. 21 and 31, an 85% reduction from the same time period in 2024.

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White House statement

The White House released a statement on the dipping numbers.

"During the previous administration, the average number of illegal aliens encountered at the southern border in January was 141,710 – the result of dangerous policies that ferried illegal aliens directly into our communities, where they were allowed to stay indefinitely,"  the White House statement read.

"Now, under President Trump, illegal border crossings are at record lows as illegal aliens are promptly arrested and sent home."

It's clear that President Trump has picked the right people for the job as far as border enforcement.

The dividends are already paying off.