April witnessed a sharp drop in the flow of illegal aliens into the United States, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in its operational statistics for the month.
Only five illegal aliens were temporarily allowed into the U.S. in April for U.S. special interest court cases, CBP said in a press release. It marks—a staggering drop from the roughly 68,000 released along the southwest border during the same month last year.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.