Trump admin. border policies have saved hundreds of migrant lives – One America News Network

April 22, 2026 Addie Davis US 0

YUMA, ARIZONA - DECEMBER 07: Immigrant men are taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents at the U.S.-Mexico border on December 07, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. Most had come with their families through a nearby gap in the border wall in previous days to seek political asylum in the United States. Women and children were transported to processing facilities first. Border Patrol detention facilities in Yuma were overwhelmed with thousands of new arrivals, with many families trying to reach U.S. soil before the court-ordered re-implementation of the Trump-era Remain in Mexico policy. The policy requires asylum seekers to stay in Mexico for the duration of their U.S. immigration court process. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) — Immigrant men are taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents at the U.S.-Mexico border on December 07, 2021 in Yuma, Arizona. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

OAN Staff Addie Davis
12:38 PM – Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Recent data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reveals a dramatic shift in migration safety across the Americas. Following the record-breaking fatalities of 2024, the year 2025 saw recorded migrant deaths plummet from 1,272 down to 408.

While the IOM acknowledges that reporting lags — particularly in remote regions like the Sonoran Desert — “may eventually nudge” these numbers upward, the current data points to a genuine decline in movement along the hemisphere’s most perilous, irregular routes.

For the United States-Mexico border, migrant deaths have decreased by about 400 people from 2024 to 2025, though neither countries have reported end-of-year data on migrant deaths.

In the Caribbean, deaths decreased by more than half. On the route from the Caribbean Islands to the U.S., only five deaths were reported compared to 187 in 2024.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection also reported that there was almost a 90% decrease in interceptions at the southwest border in 2025, per IOM.

Following a campaign defined by a focus on national sovereignty, President Donald Trump assumed office in January 2025, immediately pivoting the U.S. toward an “America-first” and “zero-tolerance” border posture.

This transition marked an end to the era of the previous Biden administration, whose policies were frequently characterized by both those on the right and even some on the left as an “open-border” framework.

During that period, the expanded use of “humanitarian” parole and Biden’s catch-and-release protocols resulted in millions of illegal alien entries, creating a powerful “pull factor” that incentivized foreigners from across the globe to attempt the perilous journey toward the U.S. southern border.

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