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New border sector becomes nation’s busiest as overall encounters continue to plummet on Trump watch

The El Paso sector of the southwest border has become the busiest in the country as overall encounters at the border continue to freefall.
The El Paso sector, which extends from Hudspeth County, Texas, to the New Mexico-Arizona state line, became the busiest sector on the southwest border in February, with the latest U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data showing it recorded 2,110 encounters last month.
Overall, CBP data shows 8,347 encounters at the southwest border in February, a stunning 94.1% drop from the same month last year, when 124,215 encounters were recorded.
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Migrants on the banks of the Rio Grande before being processed at the Border Patrol El Paso Sector, Texas, after crossing from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Herika Martinez/AFP via Getty Images)
While the El Paso sector took the crown for the busiest, the just over 2,000 encounters for the area still represented a significant year-over-year drop from the numbers recorded during February of last year, when the sector had 23,919 encounters. The February numbers in El Paso also represented a drop from last month, with the sector recording 4,870 encounters in January 2025.
El Paso replaced the San Diego sector as the busiest on the southwest border in February, with San Diego recording just 1,650 encounters last month, a decline of 94.8% from the year before. The numbers for San Diego were also a dramatic drop from those recorded just last month, when the sector recorded 6,390 encounters.

A makeshift shelter that once housed migrants sits empty in the San Diego sector in March 2025. (Michael Lee: Fox News Digital)
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CBP has nine sectors on the southwest border from the coast of California extending east to Texas and the Gulf of America. Multiple sectors along the border recorded under 200 total encounters in February, including the El Centro sector in the Imperial Valley of California and the Big Bend sector of West Texas.

The El Paso sector of the border is the busiest in terms of encounters with illegal migrants. (Fox News Digital)
The El Centro sector recorded the fewest encounters in February, with CBP data showing just 102, a 91.6% reduction from the same time last year. The Big Ben sector wasn’t far behind, recording just 165 encounters in February, marking a 71% drop from the same month last year.
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Trump shreds 'lowlife' Jasmine Crockett after congresswoman mocked Greg Abbott as ‘Governor Hot Wheels’

President Donald Trump unloaded on Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett Wednesday over her recent slam of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for using a wheelchair, calling her a “lowlife.”
During an interview with conservative radio host Vince Coglianese on Wednesday, Trump reacted to Crockett’s insult of the wheelchair-bound governor as “Governor Hot Wheels” this week, which led to sharp bipartisan criticism of the far-left congresswoman.
“But she’s a lowlife, and she’s a very low-IQ person,” the president told the host, adding, “I don’t imagine the Democrats are going to have a person like that running their party.”
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President Trump shredded Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, after she mocked Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, as “Governor Hot Wheels” during a recent speech. (Getty)
Crockett coined the insult for Abbott during a Human Rights Campaign dinner in Los Angeles on Saturday. While speaking at the event, she stated, “We in these hot a– Texas streets, honey. Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there, come on now! And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot a– mess, honey!”
The comments generated outrage among conservatives on social media, which Crockett responded to on Tuesday afternoon, denying she was mocking the governor for being in a wheelchair. Abbott was left paralyzed at 26 when he was hit by a falling tree while jogging.
She posted on X, “I wasn’t thinking about the governor’s condition—I was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable.”
Abbott responded during an episode of Fox News Channel’s “Hannity,” telling host Sean Hannity, “It’s another day and another disaster by the Democrats. The reality is they have no vision, no policy. They have nothing to sell but hate, and Americans are not buying it.”
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett claimed her recent comment seeming to mock a disabled Republican leader as “Governor Hot Wheels” was misinterpreted. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins/(Photo by ALLISON BAILEY/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images))
Coglianese told Trump he believed she was lying in her X post. “She’s been called out for that. She later came out on X and she claimed that she was just actually talking about when he was bussing illegals around the country, which seems to me like a pretty brazen lie on the lawmaker’s part.”
“Well, it’s a lie,” Trump said. “And she lies.” He added that if the Democratic Party ever puts someone like Crockett in a leadership role, “They’ll never win an election again. It would be very hard.”
Elsewhere, Trump mentioned that when he first saw viral videos of the congresswoman, he assumed she had a different profession.
“At first, I thought she was a comedian. I couldn’t believe she was a congressman or whatever she is,” he said, getting a laugh out of the host. He admitted he thought she “was a little bit funny, but crude, and now I found out she’s actually a politician.”
“The Democrats are going to suffer with this one,” he added.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (left) and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, (right) (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images | Brandon Bell/Getty Images | Fox News Digital)
Crockett’s office did not immediately reply to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Crockett has made disparaging references to Abbott’s wheelchair in the past, belying her claim that she wasn’t referencing that with her latest statements.
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Rep Jasmine Crockett refuses to apologize for 'Gov Hot Wheels' comment

Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, refused to apologize for referring to Gov. Greg Abbott, who uses a wheelchair, as “Governor Hot Wheels” on Wednesday.
Crockett refused to apologize multiple times in an interview with FOX Business before growing frustrated and ending the conversation. The lawmaker put out a statement regarding her comment earlier this week, but it did not include an apology.
“I do have a statement. Why would I apologize when I put out a statement? My statement was clear,” Crockett said when confronted on the matter.
“But you didn’t apologize for calling him ‘Governor Hot Wheels’ when he gets around in a wheelchair, you don’t understand how that’s offensive to people?” FOX Business reporter Hillary Vaughn pressed.
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett is claiming her recent comment seeming to mock a disabled Republican leader as “Governor Hot Wheels” was misinterpreted. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins; Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)
“I don’t understand how many times you need me to repeat this to you,” Crockett responded.
“Right. But why won’t you apologize?” Vaughn said.
“I put out a statement,” Crockett repeated.
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“That didn’t have an apology in it,” Vaughn countered. “You don’t feel bad about making fun of someone who is in a wheelchair?”

Gov. Greg Abbott has used a wheelchair since an accident in 1984 left him paralyzed from the waist down. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
“Okay, well. I’m done here,” Crockett said as she began to walk away. “I’m done. I’m done with this.”
Speaking at a benefit for the Human Rights Campaign in Los Angeles, Crockett mocked Abbott, whose legs were paralyzed in a running accident in 1984.
“We in these hot a– Texas streets, honey. Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there, come on now! And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot a– mess, honey!” she said, laughing.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Rep. Jasmine Crockett (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images | Brandon Bell/Getty Images | Fox News Digital)
Crockett issued a statement on social media regarding her comments, arguing that she had not been referring to Abbott’s paralysis.
“I wasn’t thinking about the governor’s condition—I was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable. Literally, the next line I said was that he was a ‘Hot A** Mess,’ referencing his terrible policies. At no point did I mention or allude to his condition,” she wrote.
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'The View' hosts call out Jasmine Crockett for mocking Greg Abbott's disability, say it was 'beneath her'

“The View” co-hosts offered rare criticism of Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who recently came under fire after appearing to mock Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s disability.
While giving a speech at a Human Rights Campaign event on Saturday, Crockett seemed to make fun of Abbott, a Republican who is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair, by calling him “Governor Hot Wheels.”
“Y’all know we got Governor Hot Wheels down there — come on now! And the only thing hot about him is that he is a hot a– mess, honey,” Crockett said.
Reacting to the clip, “The View” co-host Sara Haines said that while Crockett is an “effective” and “talented” communicator, the wisecrack was “beneath her.”
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“The View” urged Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, to apologize for remarks about Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. (The View/screengrab | Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Human Rights Campaign)
“I agree with that. I respect her, but it’s never okay to mock a disability, whether Donald Trump or Jasmine Crockett,” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin chimed in.
After co-host Whoopi Goldberg stressed that politicians and public figures must be “so careful” with what they say, Griffin noted that Crockett had made similar jokes about Abbott on several occasions.
“Not a good idea,” co-host Joy Behar replied.
“You don’t mock people with disabilities,” co-host Sunny Hostin added.
“You don’t mock people. I was just going to say don’t mock people at all, and I admire Jasmine Crockett. I do think she is an effective messenger. I think this was a mistake, and I think when you make a mistake, you have to own it because it gives you more credibility when you do that,” Hostin continued.
Hostin also claimed that she had no knowledge of Abbott’s disability, but admitted that Crockett, as a politician in the state of Texas, must have been aware.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas. ((Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images | Brandon Bell/Getty Images | Fox News Digital))
Facing a possible censure in the House of Representatives, Crockett’s chief of staff on Wednesday said that the liberal Democrat’s comments were misinterpreted.
Crockett’s chief of staff, Kimberly McClain, told Fox News Digital, “Please be assured that the congresswoman, in no way, meant any harm toward the Governor OR meant to take lightly any medical conditions that he may have.”
McClain pointed to a statement by Crockett on X in which she said, “I wasn’t thinking about the governor’s condition—I was thinking about the planes, trains, and automobiles he used to transfer migrants into communities led by Black mayors, deliberately stoking tension and fear among the most vulnerable. Literally, the next line I said was that he was a ‘hot a– mess,’ referencing his terrible policies. At no point did I mention or allude to his condition.”
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Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is claiming her recent comment seeming to mock a disabled Republican leader as “Governor Hot Wheels” was misinterpreted. Her previous comments about the governor, however, indicate otherwise. ((Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins | Allison Bailey/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images))
Despite her statements, Crockett seems to have a pattern of making comments about Abbott “rolling” places.
Just last week, the congresswoman shared a post featuring Abbott in the White House, which read, “Rolling up to the White House to cheer on the president destroying the agency that makes sure kids in wheelchairs have equal access to education is wild.”
During Abbott’s re-election campaign against former Democratic Rep. Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke, Crockett again slammed Abbott on X, saying, “The new nickname I have for Beto O’Rourke is the king of the clap backs! Beto is rolling around the state… Where is Abbott rolling to?”
“The View” co-hosts said Crockett should not be censured for her comments and urged her to apologize.
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