President Donald Trump said, "The illegal crossings into the US have dropped eight straight months in a row."

The White House news release and the statistical data displayed on the Department of Homeland Security webpage support the statement.

The White House news release and the statistical data displayed on the Department of Homeland Security webpage support the statement.Donald Trump, speaking during a meeting with the members of the Border Patrol Council and the labour union for agents on 14th February 2020 at the White House had said that the illegal border crossings had dropped for eight straight months in a row and he also added that since last spring, Illegal crossings were down by over 75 per cent.

The Department of Homeland Security webpage shows the Southwest border total apprehensions statistics for the last eight months from June-2019 to January-2020. In June 2019, the total apprehensions at the Southwest border were 104,311 compared to 36,679 in January-2020. This shows a decrease in total apprehensions made at the Southwest border from the past eight months.