Border Crossings Drop Amid Increased Deportation Efforts and ICE Operations

Declining Border Crossings

• 📉 Border crossings at the southern border have seen a dramatic drop following ICE operations initiated in Los Angeles in early June.
• 💡 Data obtained from DHS sources indicates a downward trend began shortly after riots in the LA area on June 8th.
• 📌 By June 20th, only about 108 people were crossing daily in the El Centro sector, with numbers remaining low.

ICE's Role and Message

• 🎯 ICE is attributing the decline to increased deportation efforts, suggesting migrants are unwilling to pay cartels for a journey that likely ends in deportation.
• 🗣️ The message from officials is clear: if you are in the country illegally, you will be removed.
• ⚡ Sector Chief Gregory Bo emphasizes a "turn and burn" approach, indicating continuous enforcement operations.

Enforcement Operations and Data

• 📊 DHS is touting 6,000 border crossings for the entire month of June, a significant decrease.
• ⚠️ The San Diego sector, located below LA, has experienced days with as few as five individuals crossing.
• 📈 This downward trend is seen as a consequence of intensified enforcement, not a coincidence.

Interior Enforcement and Arrests

• 🚓 Interior enforcement operations nationwide are also contributing to the decline in border crossings.
• 📰 In New Orleans, ICE arrested Yandi Alvarez, a Venezuelan citizen with a criminal history, who is believed to be a Tren de Aragua member and will be deported.
• 🚨 Since President Trump took office, approximately 2,700 Tren de Aragua individuals have been arrested nationwide.