白宫宣布边境执法新数据：连续16个月「零释放」，非法越境降至历史低位
华盛顿——白宫10月12日通过官方账号宣布，美国边境执法已连续16个月实现「零释放」，非法越境人数降至历史最低水平，并将这一组数字作为本届政府边境政策的标志性成果对外公布。
白宫所说的「释放」，指的是以往边境巡逻队与海关执法人员在拘留设施不堪负荷时，把等待移民法庭审理的无证移民先行释放到美国内地的处理方式，即外界常说的「抓了又放」（catch-and-release）。白宫称，这一做法已连续16个月保持为零；与此相对应，由美国海关与边境保护局（CBP）按月统计的边境「遭遇」（encounters）数据，也被白宫形容为处于历史低位。CBP的月度数据是衡量边境流量的官方基准，相关数字按月对外发布。
边境问题一直是特朗普政治议程的核心。他在2024年竞选时承诺扭转前任政府时期的边境局面——拜登执政期间，西南边境遭遇人数在2023年至2024年多次创下高位，边境设施超载与大规模假释释放曾引发两党共同批评。特朗普2025年1月重返白宫后，迅速收紧执法：扩大驱逐行动、恢复快速遣返机制、收紧口岸庇护受理条件，并向墨西哥施压要求其加强本方一侧的拦截。
白宫此次主动公布数字，正值中期选举季的政治日程推进之际。白宫在帖文中把当前数据与前任政府的边境记录直接对照，称这是「成果的样子」。需要说明的是，「零释放」与「历史最低」均为白宫方面的表述，其与CBP逐月官方数据之间的对应关系，仍以联邦机构后续发布的完整统计为准。
来源：据白宫2026年10月12日官方发布及美国海关与边境保护局（CBP）边境统计口径整理。
White House Touts Border Numbers: 16 Months of 'Zero Releases,' Illegal Crossings at Record Low
WASHINGTON — The White House announced on October 12 that U.S. border enforcement has recorded 16 consecutive months of "zero releases," with illegal crossings down to the lowest level on record, presenting the figures as a signature result of the administration's border policy.
In White House usage, "releases" refers to the practice of freeing detained migrants into the U.S. interior while they await immigration court hearings — widely known as "catch-and-release" — which in past years was used at scale when border facilities were overwhelmed. The White House says that number has now been zero for 16 straight months. It paired the claim with border "encounters" data compiled monthly by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), describing crossings as being at a record low. CBP's monthly statistics are the official benchmark for border flows and are published on a regular schedule.
The border has been central to President Donald Trump's political agenda. During the 2024 campaign he pledged to reverse the situation under his predecessor: under President Joe Biden, southwest border encounters repeatedly hit record highs in 2023 and 2024, and large-scale parole releases drew criticism from both parties. After returning to office in January 2025, Trump moved quickly to tighten enforcement — expanding deportation operations, restoring rapid-removal mechanisms, narrowing asylum processing at ports of entry, and pressing Mexico to step up interdiction on its side.
The White House released the numbers as the midterm political calendar advances, drawing a direct contrast with the previous administration's border record. It should be noted that "zero releases" and "record low" are the White House's own characterizations; how they map onto CBP's full monthly statistics will be borne out by the agency's subsequent data releases.
Source: Compiled from the White House's official October 12, 2026 announcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection border statistics.
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