The Trump administration says another month has passed without Border Patrol releasing migrants apprehended for illegally crossing the southern border into the United States — extending a streak officials say has now reached 16 consecutive months.
The milestone represents a dramatic change from the conditions Americans witnessed along the border during the Biden administration, when historically high numbers of encounters overwhelmed federal processing facilities and large numbers of migrants were released while their immigration cases proceeded.
According to the Trump administration, August 2026 continued the new pattern: apprehension, detention and removal rather than release into the interior.
