The Trump administration’s focus on blocking illegal immigration is reducing the need for migrant shelters.

Tom Homan, President Donald Trump’s border czar, on Monday posted on X that changes at the U.S. southern border are staggering.

“In the last 24 hours the US Border Patrol has encountered a total of 229 aliens across the entire southwest border,” Homan wrote. “That is down from a high of over 11,000 a day under [former President Joe] Biden.”San Antonio, about 100 miles from Mexico border, has been key a hub in supporting migrants who are seeking help. The city confirmed that well over 600,000 migrants have received support in the past three years.

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