Title: Trump's 2019 Immigration Record By The Numbers
Headings: Trump's 2019 Immigration Record By The Numbers
Trump's 2019 Immigration Record By The Numbers
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977,509 stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border
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57,000 forced to Remain in Mexico
101,716 immigrants arrested in the first half of FY 2019
Removals exceeded 265,000
Deaths in ICE and CBP Custody

Content: The Trump administration's message to migrants and asylum seekers is clear: if you come to the U.S. border, you can expect to be turned away, whether it be to Mexico to await the outcome of your case or to the Northern Triangle, the same region that thousands have fled. Newsweek Newsletter sign-up >
While it would be impossible to quantify the full impact of the Trump administration's policy changes over the past year, the numbers do speak volumes when it comes to the president's immigration record. Here is a look at what Trump administration's 2019 record looks like in numbers: 977,509 stopped at the U.S.-Mexico border
In fiscal year 2019, which ended on September 30, the number of those apprehended or deemed inadmissible at the U.S.-Mexico border nearly doubled compared to the year prior. Newsweek subscription offers >
A total of 977,509 people were apprehended or deemed inadmissible in fiscal year 2019, compared to just 521,090 who were stopped at the border in fiscal year 2018. Of course, it should come as no surprise that fiscal year 2019 saw such high numbers, with immigration officials sounding the alarm of a "crisis" at the border before seeing arrivals rise to record-breaking numbers in May.
During that month alone, a total of 144,116 people were stopped at the border, with the two months prior seeing numbers also swell past 100,000. In November, acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan noted that since then, the numbers have dropped significantly, with just 42,649 people apprehended or deemed inadmissible at the U.S.-Mexico border in that same month. "If you recall, earlier this year we sounded an alarm—actually, quite a bit—with respect to the border crisis and asking Congress repeatedly to act to fix the loopholes in our broken immigration system, and close the gaps driving this crisis," Morgan said during a press conference. "Unfortunately, not a single piece of meaningful legislation has been brought forward," he lamented.