Border Patrol agents reveal how their duties have shifted from processing to patrolling, resulting in a 91% reduction in illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border compared to last year.

Border Patrol Agent Rood, right, talks with Border Patrol Agent Gutierrez as they drive along the two border walls separating Mexico and the United States, Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in San Diego.

Border Patrol agents made just over 6,000 arrests in June, according to government figures, a sign that President Trump’s hard-line immigration policies are working to keep people out.

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