Trump announced a record decrease in the number of illegal crossings of the US border

The President USA Donald Trump said that since assuming the presidency, he has been able to achieve a record low number of illegal border crossings by migrants. The American leader stated this on March 4 during his speech to Congress, which was videotaped on the White House YouTube channel.

According to him, the rate of illegal entry into the country is currently the lowest "ever recorded."

Trump also mentioned that other countries allegedly released people from their "psychiatric institutions and insane asylums" to the United States as migrants.

Pain and loss: U.S. spent at least $2 million to deport migrants

The Pentagon confirmed to Izvestia the use of C-17 military aircraft for this purpose - one hour of their operation costs more than $19 thousand.

March 1, Pentagon заявил about plans to send about 5,000 troops to the border with Mexico to combat illegal migration. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell clarified that the US military will arrive at the country's southern border in the coming weeks as part of the fight against illegal immigration and drug trafficking.