The Biden administration's open-borders policies led to a humanitarian crisis — during Biden's time in office, more than 552,000 unaccompanied alien children (UACs) were apprehended at the southwest border by U.S. border agents. The Trump administration has already taken steps to secure the border, and as a result the number of UACs has plummeted.
Notes: This page was originally published April 10, 2025.
Sources: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, “Nationwide Encounters”, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, "Southwest Land Border Encounters FY22.".
Design and Development: Data visualization by John W. Fleming and Jay Simon.