The statement is not 100% exact but close enough for a reasonable person (e.g., claimed 70% vs. actual 65%). Learn more in Methodology.
Border enforcement data (encounters, apprehensions, estimates of unauthorized crossings) and policy/action reports show a sustained decrease to levels consistent with the administration's claim and attributable to its policies.
CBP and DHS operational data show a sharp, sustained drop in encounters at the southern border in late 2025 and early FY2026 — December 2025 recorded about 30,698 total encounters nationwide and CBP/DHS reported the lowest start to a fiscal year on record (91,603 encounters Oct–Dec FY2026) and eight consecutive months of zero Border Patrol parole releases. Those figures support that the current administration has largely halted the prior era’s very large-scale flows. However, encounters have not fallen to zero; migrants are still encountered monthly, so the claim that the administration is definitively "ending" illegal crossings without qualification overstates a permanent, complete stop. Verdict: Close — accurate in describing a dramatic reduction in large-scale crossings but imprecise if read as a total end to illegal crossings.