Exclusive | Illegal border crossings tick up in May but still pale in comparison to Bidens open border

The number of illegal migrants caught trying to sneak into the US increased 20% in May — but crossings still pale in comparison to the record-highs seen during the Biden administration.Border Patrol agents intercepted roughly 10,000 illegal migrants last month, according to the latest federal data obtained by The Post.The figure is up 20% from the approximately 8,300 migrants encountered in April.However, crossings are still down a whopping 91% from a year ago.In May 2024, under former President Joe Biden, more than 117,000 migrants were caught crossing the southern border illegally, according to federal data.

The besieged southern border was effectively closed as soon as President Trump returned to the White House.In February, which was Trump’s first full month in office, Border Patrol agents intercepted roughly 8,300 illegal migrants crossing and barely 7,100 in March — the lowest in at least 25 years.Upon his return to the White House, Trump ended the Biden administration’s “catch and release” policy and deployed thousands of additional troops to the border.The White House has also ramped up ICE raids across the country, pushing the feds to make a “minimum” of 3,000 arrests per day – up from the 1,800 per day quota they initially demanded in January. “Under President Trump’s leadership, we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day,” said White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller of the effort. “And President Trump is going to keep pushing to get that number up higher each and every single day, so we can get all of the Biden illegals that were flooded into our country for four years out of our country.” With fewer migrants crossing illegally, Border Patrol agents have also been tasked with assisting in the effort.By Trump’s 100th day in office, ICE arrested more than 66,000 illegal immigrants and deported more than 65,000 individuals, the agency previously said....