Border crossings drop, climate pressures persist

The document argues that while US border crossings have declined due to restrictive policies, climate-driven pressures in the Americas persist. It encourages journalists to link economic migration to slow-onset climate impacts and provides resources for reporting on climate adaptation and displacement.

• Global internal displacement in 2023 was driven largely by disasters, with 26.4 million people displaced, representing 56% of all displacements that year, primarily due to floods and storms.
• The World Bank estimates that by 2050, climate impacts could lead to the internal displacement of more than 216 million people.
• US Border Patrol recorded a 93.5% decrease in apprehensions in April 2025 (8,383) compared to April 2024 (128,895), a trend attributed to restrictive Trump administration policies such as a near-total asylum ban and the suspension of CBP One.
• Climate pressures continue to drive migration in the Americas despite border declines: the Dry Corridor (Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador) faces crop devastation from droughts and floods; Bolivia, Brazil, and the Peruvian Andes face water scarcity and extreme heat; and Venezuela experiences flooding and landslides.
• Journalists are advised that migrants often describe their movement in economic terms (lost income or failed harvests) rather than citing climate change, meaning economic migration is frequently a form of climate migration and adaptation.

APA

CCNow (2025). Border crossings drop, climate pressures persist. Covering Climate Now. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/border-crossings-drop-climate-pressures-persist/

Chicago

CCNow. Border crossings drop, climate pressures persist. Covering Climate Now, 2025. https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/border-crossings-drop-climate-pressures-persist/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ccnow2025border, author = {CCNow}, title = {{Border crossings drop, climate pressures persist}}, institution = {Covering Climate Now}, year = {2025}, month = may, url = {https://coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-story/border-crossings-drop-climate-pressures-persist/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }