Migrant arrests at US-Mexico border in March lowest ever recorded

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle conducts surveillance near a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 27, 2025. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo

(Reuters) -The number of migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border in March fell to the lowest level ever recorded, according to initial figures released by the U.S. government on Tuesday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release that its data currently shows around 7,180 migrants were arrested at the border in March, which would be the lowest monthly total on record. The number of migrant arrests in March is down from a monthly average of 155,000 over the past four years, the border patrol agency said.