CBS reports illegal border crossings have gone quiet at Eagle Pass
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A report released last week showed that Eagle Pass, Texas, formerly a major illegal crossing area, has now become much quieter under President Donald Trump.
The border underwent a sea change during Trump’s second term, according to CBS chief correspondent Matt Gutman. Gutman noted that after “illegal crossings skyrocketed during the Biden administration,” they are now “down to a 55-year low.”
Texas’ Eagle Pass region was one of the hotspots of illegal immigration that was a frequent news item during President Joe Biden’s administration.
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Former President Joe Biden’s term has been delayed by an ongoing crisis at the southern border. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
“Miles of water divide the United States and Mexico in Texas. While we were at the Rio Grande with the Border Patrol, we did not see a single immigrant,” CBS correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez said. “Less than three years ago, this part of the border was the epicenter of a serious humanitarian crisis.”
“When we last arrived at the US-Mexico border near Eagle Pass, we saw hundreds of people, including families with young children, crossing the Rio Grande and entering the country illegally,” he said. “The border is dead quiet now.”
He compared thousands of people crossing just one section of the border each day, with a local Border Patrol official claiming that about 32 people a day are currently being apprehended.
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The US-Mexico border wall is seen in the foothills of Eagle Pass, Texas, on February 19, 2026. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)
Chief Patrol Agent Anthony Good of the Del Rio sector said the reason for this change was Trump’s closure of the asylum system, which had previously been exploited by immigrants.
“During the previous administration, there were a lot of what we called ‘releases,’ but they were quickly and massively paroled into the country,” he said.
“Are people being detained or deported now?” Montoya-Galvez asked.
“Absolutely,” Good replied. “They are being detained or deported.”
The local fire chief stated that he had never seen the border as quiet as it is now. He told CBS that illegal immigrants are now afraid to enter because they’ve gotten the message “if you come here, you’ll be deported.”
The fire chief argued that immigration law should indeed be enforced, but people should be treated with dignity. The fire chief also compared that in previous years three to six drownings per day could be expected due to people crossing illegally, whereas “now we’re looking at maybe one drowning every three months.”
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President Donald Trump speaks about security at the southern border. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)
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The CBS reporter also spoke with a rancher who recalled how countless immigrants had trespassed on his land in previous years, dumping their belongings there, and was asked about the backlash he’s received for enforcing Trump’s immigration law.
“Some might say the reason so few people cross the river behind us is because the Trump administration is so tough on immigration,” Montoya-Galvez said. he said. “What do you think about this?”
“If doing things legally is tough, then it is tough and should be tough,” Farmer said.
NewsBusters editor Curtis Houck is a conservative media watchdog Who marked the segment?He praised the CBS report as balanced and accurate.
“Presenting both sides and including relevant images? It wasn’t that difficult and was completely consistent with fact-based reporting,” he wrote.
