Federal agents have arrested a man in California on allegations he sent a dozen payments to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), FBI Los Angeles announced on Friday.Mark Lorenzo Villanueva, 28, is charged with attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, a felony offense that carries a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars.Villanueva, residing in Long Beach, is a lawful permanent resident of the Philippines, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California."Mr. Villanueva is alleged to have financially supported and pledged his allegiance to a terror group that targets the United States and our interests around the world," Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office, Patrick Grandy, said in a statement.ISLAMIST TERRORISTS KILL 49 CHRISTIANS IN AFRICAN CHURCH MASSACRE; EYEWITNESS REVEALS HORRIFIC DETAILS"Thanks to the proactive efforts by the Joint Terrorism Task Force, the FBI and our partners safely arrested Mr. Villanueva today and prevented further support and spreading of ISIS ideology," he continued.According to an affidavit, Villanueva used social media to speak with two people who self-identified as ISIS fighters. During their conversations, Villanueva discussed his desire to support ISIS and offered to send money to the terrorist group's fighters to support their activities.Villanueva allegedly told one of the self-identified ISIS fighters that he wanted to fight for ISIS himself.DOJ, FBI INVESTIGATE BRUTAL CINCINNATI ASSAULT CAPTURED IN VIRAL VIDEO"Its an honor to fight and die for our faith. Its the best way to go to heaven," he allegedly said at one point."Someday soon, Ill be joining," he also said.Villanueva told the other fighter that he had a bomb and knives. The FBI recovered what appeared to be a bomb from Villanuevas bedroom when he was arrested Friday morning.In February, Villanueva offered to send money to one of the ISIS fighters and asked whether the money would "cover your equipment and your weapons." He also discussed sending the money through an intermediary.According to Western Union records, Villanueva allegedly sent 12 payments totaling $1,615 over the course of five months to two intermediaries who accessed the money overseas."Supporting a terrorist group, whether at home or abroad, is a serious risk to our national security," Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli said. "We will aggressively hunt down and prosecute anyone who provides support or comfort to our enemies."

Cambodia will nominate President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize after he helped the country reach a ceasefire agreement to end its border conflict with Thailand.Sun Chanthol, Cambodia's deputy prime minister, thanked Trump for bringing peace to the region while speaking to reporters earlier Friday in the country's capital of Phnom Penh.Chanthol said the American president deserved to be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, the highest-profile international award given to a person or organization for doing the most to "advance fellowship between nations.""We acknowledge his great efforts for peace," Chanthol said.THAILAND, CAMBODIA REACH CEASEFIRE DEAL TO END CONFLICT THAT DISPLACED 260k, TRUMP SAYSIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last month he had nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize and Pakistani officials said in June they would recommend him for the award for his role in helping to end its conflict with India.Trump urged a ceasefire last week when he spoke to the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand and threatened that the U.S. would not get back to the "trading table" with the Southeast Asian countries until the fighting stops.A ceasefire was negotiated in Malaysia on Monday, ending the heaviest conflict between the two countries in over a decade."Numerous people were killed and I was dealing with two countries that we get along with very well, very different countries from certain standpoints. They've been fighting for 500 years intermittently. And, we solved that war ... we solved it through trade," Trump told reporters during his recent trip to Scotland.TRUMP CALLS FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE BETWEEN CAMBODIA AND THAILAND AMID ESCALATING VIOLENCEFollowing news of the ceasefire, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wrote on X that Trump's direct involvement led to the truce."President Trump made this happen. Give him the Nobel Peace Prize!," she said.The fighting began last week after a land mine explosion along the border wounded five Thai soldiers. Each side blamed the other for starting the clashes, which lasted five days.At least 43 people were killed and more than 300,000 people were displaced on both sides of the border."I said, 'I don't want to trade with anybody that's killing each other,'" Trump continued while in Scotland. "So we just got that one solved. And I'm going to call the two prime ministers who I got along with very, very well and speak to them right after this meeting and congratulate them. But it was an honor to be involved in that. That was going to be a very nasty war. Those wars have been very, very nasty."Chanthol, who also serves as Cambodia's top trade negotiator, said his country was also grateful to Trump for a reduced tariff rate of 19%.The Trump administration had initially threatened a tariff of 49% before later reducing it to 36%, a level that would have decimated Cambodia's vital garment and footwear sector, Chanthol told Reuters.Reuters contributed to this report.

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Comedian Bill Maher sparred Friday with one of his guests, Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., when the lawmaker dismissed criticism of New York Citys Democratic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani as a "contrived villain or boogeyman.""Hes not contrived. Hes gonna be the mayor of New York," Maher argued.The late-night show host cited Mamdani's "Marxist" positions, such as the "abolition of private property," after he declared that the Big Apple has "never had someone this radical.""Theres a lot of opposition [to Mamdani] because weve never had someone this radical," Maher warned. "Some of the things he says, you know he quotes Marxists, each according to their need. I mean, thats straight up Communism."'EXISTENTIAL THREAT': JEWISH LEADERS WARN OF NYC 'MASS EXODUS' IF ZOHRAN MAMDANI WINS IN NOVEMBERMeanwhile, Rep. Crow maintained that a "boogeyman" like Mamdani comes around every election cycle for Republicans."They always try to create a villain is my point," he said. "They always try to create some boogeyman or bogeywoman.""No, these are quotes. Im not creating anything, Im quoting [Mamdani]," Maher debated.The comedians second guest, columnist James Kirchick, did not hesitate to chime in about the criticism Mamdani has received from conservatives."Everything that the crazy far-right alleged about Obama wasnt born in America, Islamist, socialist, antisemite, hates America, its all true about this guy [Mamdani]," Kirchick claimed.TOP DEMOCRATS, MEDIA DEMAND ZOHRAN MAMDANI CONDEMN 'GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA' PHRASEKirchick went on to describe what he finds the "most appalling" about Mamdani."He defends the expression globalize the intifada, which explicitly means and I dont wanna hear anyone deny this it means kill Jews whenever and wherever you can find them," Kirchick added.The "Secret City" author hit both sides of the political aisle, comparing Democrats who are not refusing to endorse Mamdani to Republicans 10 years ago, who were "letting Trump go on and on and they werent standing up to him."NEW YORKERS SKEPTICAL AFTER ZOHRAN MAMDANI DISTANCES HIMSELF FROM PHRASE GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA"I feel with this guy were seeing the same sort of cowardice and spinelessness," Kirchick asserted.In July, the New York Times reported that Mamdani told a group of business leaders he would not use the phrase"globalize the intifada," and he would "discourage" others from using it.The American Pulse polling firm conducted a survey in July, in which it found that 30% of New York City voters support Mamdanis refusal to condemn the phrase "globalize the intifada" and his backing of the anti-Israel boycott movement.

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman admitted that his party had gotten it wrong about President Donald Trumps tariffs, saying that, so far, the U.S. trade war is "going well."Asked by Fox News Digital whether he thought the Trump administration was winning the trade war, Fetterman responded, "Absolutely.""I'm a huge fan of Bill Maher, and I mean, I think he's really one of the oracles for my party, and he acknowledged it, it's like, hey, he thought that the tariffs were going to tank the economy, and then he acknowledged that it didn't," said Fetterman."So, for me," he went on, "it seems like the E.U. thing has been going well, and I guess we'll see how it happens with China."This comes as Trump is increasing the tariff on Canada from 25% to 35% beginning on Friday, after the U.S. neighbor to the north failed to help curb the imports of fentanyl and other illicit drugs. The White House noted that Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to increase the tariff in an effort to hold Canada accountable for its role in the flow of illicit drugs into the U.S.Additionally, Trump signed another executive order on Thursday to modify the reciprocal tariff rates for some countries to further address the United States trade deficits. The action reflects Trumps efforts to protect the U.S. from foreign threats to national security and the economy by securing "fair, balanced and reciprocal trade relationships," the White House said.TRUMP AIMS TO RESHAPE GLOBAL ECONOMY WITH HISTORIC NEW TARIFFSEarlier this year, Trump announced an additional 10% tariff on all countries as well as higher tariffs for countries the U.S. has large trade deficits with. The tariffs became effective on April 9. Since then, Trump and his team have since made several trade deals with several countries.The U.S. struck a deal with the European Union in which the EU agreed to purchase $750 billion in U.S. energy and make new investments of $600 billion by 2028. The EU also agreed to accept a 15% tariff rate. The U.S. also made a deal with Japan, which agreed to invest $550 billion in the U.S. to rebuild and expand core American industries. Japan also agreed to further its own market to U.S. exports, and like the EU, Japan agreed to a baseline 15% tariff rate.However, many Democrats are digging in their heels against Trumps tariffs strategy, saying the negative effects are still on the horizon.Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., forecast that, despite the increased revenue, "within a few weeks or months, you'll start seeing significant increases in most things you buy. And also, you will see disruption in terms of a lot of our industries, because they're not able to access product or supply."TRUMP IMPOSES SWEEPING TARIFFS ON DOZENS OF COUNTRIES AFTER LANDING MASSIVE TRADE DEALS"When you have across-the-board tariffs, it does operate like a national sales tax, and I think people are going to be more and more hurt," predicted Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md."This is the president who said he was going to come in and reduce prices. Prices are going to rise, and they're going to rise more over time," said Van Hollen.Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren said that "Donald Trump may beat his chest and say, 'Man, I made him take a 15% tariff or 25% tariff,' but also understand that every one of those trading partners is now looking hard all around the rest of the world to find other customers, because Donald Trump is signaling loud and clear that the United States under Donald Trump is not a reliable trading partner. And that's not good for any of us."Warren also claimed that Trumps tariffs are the reason the Federal Reserve has not lowered U.S. interest rates."Jerome Powell said last month that he would have lowered interest rates back in February if it hadn't been for the chaos that Donald Trump was creating over trade. And the consequence has been that American families have, for six months now, been paying more on credit cards, more on car loans, more home mortgages, all because Donald Trump has created chaos," she said.US-CHINA TRADE DEAL ON THE HORIZON, SAYS TREASURY SECRETARYMeanwhile, Republicans whom Fox News Digital spoke with urged the president to double down on his tariff strategy."I think its exactly the right approach. It's what I have been urging the president to do, and I think the successes he's winning are big wins for America," said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas.In response to Democrats still predicting economic fallout because of the tariffs, Cruz sarcastically remarked, "I'm shocked, shocked that Democrats are rooting for the economy to do badly under President Trump.""It'd be nice if some Democrats would put their partisan hatred for Trump aside and actually start working together for American workers and American jobs. Unfortunately, I don't see a whole lot of Democrats interested in doing that right now," said Cruz.Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., while agreeing that the tariffs have been successful, voiced that he hopes the goal is to ultimately achieve reciprocal zero percent tariffs between the U.S. and its trade partners.DEMOCRATIC SENATOR ADDRESSES WHETHER KAMALA HARRIS HAS REACHED THE END OF HER POLITICAL CAREER"Clearly, the president got a good deal from one perspective. The Europeans just caved, they did. Fifteen percent tariffs on them, zero on us, commitment to invest in our country. But the part of the deal I like the most, the E.U. and the president agreed that a whole bunch of goods would be tariff-free. That is, no American tariffs and no E.U. tariffs. It's called reciprocity, and ideal reciprocity is zero on both sides," he explained.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"That's what I would like us to achieve in all the trade deals," Kennedy explained. "Let the free enterprise system work. May the best product at the best price win. That, to me, would be the perfect situation."

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday rejected the Trump administration's request for an emergency stay of a federal injunction restricting federal immigration agents from targeting migrants in Southern California based on characteristics such as ethnicity or language.The three-judge panel issued a unanimous ruling that maintains the restraints on federal agents during immigration raids in the Los Angeles area.The limitations include prohibiting targeting people based on their ethnicity, accent, language or location, including being at a Home Depot or a car wash.The ruling requires federal agents to have more specific probable cause to make an arrest instead of generalized suspicion about a person's citizenship status.TRUMP ADMIN ENDS DEPLOYMENT OF ADDITIONAL NATIONAL GUARD TROOPS TO LOS ANGELESLos Angeles Mayor Karen Bass celebrated the court's decision as "a victory for the rule of law and for the City of Los Angeles.""The Temporary Restraining Order that has been protecting our communities from immigration agents using racial profiling and other illegal tactics when conducting their cruel and aggressive enforcement raids and sweeps will remain in place for now," Bass said in a statement."We must still fight for justice," she continued. "Los Angeles will stand together against this Administrations efforts to break up families who contribute every single day to the life, the culture and the economy of our great city. No matter what, I will continue to stand by you and fight for your rights, your dignity and your place in this city we all call home."This comes after recent raids in the Los Angeles area targeted illegal immigrants working at local businesses, sparking weeks of unrest over immigration arrests and the administration's mass deportation efforts.About 4,000 National Guard soldiers and 700 Marines were deployed to Los Angeles to gain control over the protests despite opposition from state and local leaders. At this point, most of the National Guard troops and all the Marines have since been withdrawn.The administration was sued last month over alleged "unlawful stop-and-arrest practices" and "illegal conditions of confinement." A federal judge then issued two temporary restraining orders, including one to stop generalized raids based on the idea that many Spanish-speaking Hispanics are known to be in a certain location.Lawyers for the administration filed an emergency appeal asking the court to temporarily pause the injunction as it would cause "irreparable harm" and put immigration officials in a "straitjacket." The appeal was denied in court on Friday.PENTAGON ORDERS 700 MARINES TO WITHDRAW FROM LOS ANGELES AS STABILITY RETURNS FOLLOWING ICE PROTESTSDuring arguments, one of the judges repeatedly asked the lawyer for the government about a reported 3,000 daily quota for immigration-related arrests a quota policy the lawyer claims does not exist in reference to comments made by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller during an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity in May."Under President Trumps leadership, we are looking to set a goal of a minimum of 3,000 arrests for ICE every day, and President Trump is going to keep pushing to get that number up higher each and every single day," Miller said at the time.Fox News' Lee Ross contributed to this report.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed Department of Justice (DOJ) officials to probe election practices throughout the country as part of the Trump administration's efforts to crack down on federal election laws.The DOJ's Civil Rights Division is largely leading the effort, which has involved seeking information from states about their election practices and voter registration lists, sometimes known as "voter rolls," and placing an emphasis on identifying any noncitizens on them."Election integrity starts with clean voter rolls. That's the foundation for secure elections," a DOJ source told Fox News. "There's been a culture of noncompliance from several states that don't keep their roles updated. This DOJ is cracking down."TRUMP APPOINTEE VOWS TO FOCUS DOJS LARGEST DIVISION ON DEI, DENATURALIZATIONSome states, like Wisconsin and Utah, shared recent election-related correspondence they had with the DOJ on state websites. New Hampshire's Republican secretary of state rejected a request to provide the DOJ with a statewide database of voters, saying laws do not allow the state to do that.The department sent more unusual demand letters to numerous local election offices in California, asking for extensive personal data about any noncitizens who ended up on voter registration lists.At least one of the recipients, Orange County, resisted the request, prompting the DOJ to sue. Attorneys for the county responded that county election officials were authorized under federal law to withhold sensitive information about voters.The flurry of activity stems from an executive order Trump signed in March tasking the attorney general with coordinating with states on election integrity, which has been a top priority for him since his 2020 election loss. Trump ordered the DOJ to review how states manage their voter registration lists, enter into information-sharing agreements with the states, aid states with prosecuting election-related crimes, and punish uncooperative states where possible.DOJ LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO BLUE STATE CITY OVER ALLEGED RACE-BASED HIRINGSeveral Democrat-led states sued over the order, and a federal judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocked parts of it, saying "the Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections." The DOJ is appealing the ruling.Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., blasted the DOJ's efforts, suggesting they were designed to hinder racial minorities' ability to vote."These efforts, made under the guise of combating fraud, will disproportionately endanger voters of color, low-income communities, and active-duty military personnel," Durbin said.Trump has frequently voiced his grievances about voter fraud, saying it is widespread and that illegal immigrants are voting, but there is scant evidence to support those claims.While states have identified noncitizens on voter rolls and removed them as part of routine voter list maintenance, rarely have they been found to have cast ballots. "Existing safeguards are broadly effective," a Center for Election Innovation and Research analysis recently found.Last October, a Chinese national allegedly voted in the 2024 election in Michigan. The suspect, a University of Michigan student living legally in the country, used his student identification information and other data to complete a same-day voter registration form. He was charged with voter fraud and perjury.

A former Hamas hostage who endured more than 480 days in captivity said he suffered from starvation, dehydration and abuse at the hands of his captors.Keith Siegel, an American-Israeli who was released in February during a fragile ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, told "Special Report" that he and other hostages suffered "all sorts of abuse.""I personally experienced severe violence, being kicked and being spat on and just being threatened with death, had weapons, guns pointed at me, and they were telling me they were going to kill me," he said.Fifty hostages remain in Gaza, 20 of whom are believed to be alive, according to numbers compiled by Fox News.Siegel, Anat Angrest and Lishay Lavi-Miran, the family members of hostages still held by Hamas, met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio last week in Washington, D.C., to push for a comprehensive deal to secure the release of all remaining hostages, as ceasefire talks stall.Siegel highlighted the dire conditions that hostages have lived in for nearly two years since the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks in southern Israel."Sometimes there was food. Sometimes there was not food. But you never knew what to expect," he said. "I'm here to talk about the life-threatening situation that they are in, and I'm talking about the urgency to bring them all home. Every day that passes is a day where the hostage's situation is deteriorating."ARAB NATIONS FOR FIRST TIME PRESSURE HAMAS TO DISARM, RELINQUISH POWER IN GAZAAngrest, whose son Matan was pulled from his tank on Oct. 7 while serving in the Israeli Defense Forces, told Fox News chief political anchor Bret Baier that her son was badly injured when he was taken. He spent two months with Siegel in Gaza, who said the Israeli soldier suffered from burns and injuries."I must go on believing he's coming back and I dream about the day that he's coming to his warm bed. The same sheets wait for him," said the mother of four. "I'm here because I'm optimistic, because I believe President Trump [will] actually act to go on saving lives and bring all the 50 back home."Lavi-Miran, a mother of two, whose husband, Omri, was taken from their home at Kibbutz Nahal Oz, added that hes the oldest hostage still captive in Gaza.Her children were two and six months old at the time, and Lavi-Miran says they want to know their father."We need the courage like Trump [had this past] six months and Keith with us is evidence that it can be," she said.ISRAEL ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE RESUMPTION OF GAZA AID AIDROPS AMID GROWING HUNGER CRISISWhite House special envoy Steve Witkoffwrote in a post on X in late July that the United States was pulling out of ceasefire talks with Hamas in Doha because the militant group wasnt negotiating seriously."It is a shame that Hamas has acted in this selfish way," Witkoff said. "We are resolute in seeking an end to this conflict and a permanent peace in Gaza."Israel announced it would pause fighting in the enclave to allow more humanitarian aid to enter amid a global outcry over images of emaciated Palestinian children.TheWorld Food Programme said nearly a quarter of Gazas population is enduring famine-like conditions and the remaining population is facing emergency levels of hunger.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there is nostarvation in Gaza and blamed Hamas for stealing aid.President Donald Trump acknowledged to reporters that there was "real starvation" in the Strip and vowed to step up humanitarian efforts.French President Emmanuel Macron said his country will recognize a Palestinian state in September at the U.N. General Assembly and U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that his country would also recognize a Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza.

Conservatives took a victory lap after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced it was closing its doors Friday after President Donald Trump and the GOP-led Congress cut its federal funding last month."PROMISES MADE, PROMISES KEPT," House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. exclaimed on X. "The days of the American people being forced to fund biased political outlets ARE OVER.""Proud to lead the rescissions package President Trump signed to finally pull the plug on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting," House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., wrote. "$1.1B returned to taxpayers. No more public dollars for partisan propaganda. Republicans are ending wasteful spending and putting America First."PROMINENT LIBERALS AND MEDIA FIGURES DECLARE CUTS TO PBS, NPR A PERILOUS MOMENT"I exposed that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting failed to vet editorial standards at NPR, PBS, and other news outlets before handing over millions of tax dollars for blatantly biased partisan propaganda. Bye bye bye," Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, reacted with musical note and nail painting emojis."NPR and PBS are free to continue their biased programming. But not with your tax dollars. Thats done," Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, similarly wrote."The Corporation for Public Broadcastingthe scheme bureaucrats used to funnel taxpayer money to NPR and PBSwill soon be no more," Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., touted. "Thats great news for every American who doesnt want their tax dollars funding left-wing opinion journalism EVER again."RURAL NPR STATIONS DISAPPOINTED, DETERMINED TO SURVIVE AFTER RESCISSION PACKAGE ELIMINATES FEDERAL FUNDING"The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS, has announced it will be shutting down after the BBB cut its half-a-billion-dollar budget. Bye-bye!" Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk wrote."Amazing Friday news Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down. Credit to Trump for finally being willing to do what other Republicans were too afraid to do," National Review editor Philip Klein tipped his hat to the president.In a press release Friday, the CPB said it would begin "an orderly wind-down of its operations" as a result of the recissions package passed by Republicans and signed into law by Trump last month."For nearly 60 years, CPB has carried out its Congressional mission to build and sustain a trusted public media system that informs, educates, and serves communities across the country," CPB said in its statement. "Through partnerships with local stations and producers, CPB has supported educational content, locally relevant journalism, emergency communications, cultural programming, and essential services for Americans in every community."CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST MEDIA AND CULTURE NEWSCPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison said "we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations" despite efforts to salvage funding for public media.CPB employees were informed that most of their positions would conclude at the close of the fiscal year at the end of September."Public media has been one of the most trusted institutions in American life, providing educational opportunity, emergency alerts, civil discourse, and cultural connection to every corner of the country," Harrison said in her statement. "We are deeply grateful to our partners across the system for their resilience, leadership, and unwavering dedication to serving the American people."For decades, Republicans campaigned on ending federal funding for public media, which had been allocated from the CPB to NPR and PBS.In recent years, NPR and PBS have been in the crosshairs of Trump and GOP lawmakers over allegations of political bias, which NPR and PBS leadership have vehemently denied.NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger staunchly defended their media organizations while testifying on Capitol Hill in March. Both faced tough questions from Republicans over past allegations of bias and promoting far-left ideologies.

Panamas notorious Darien Gap, once a treacherous corridor for tens of thousands of U.S.-bound migrants, including dangerous criminals, is now virtually deserted amid President Donald Trumps aggressive immigration crackdown and Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulinos vow to shutter the deadly route.Migrant crossings in the remote 2,600-mile jungle trek connecting Colombia to Panama which officials described as "notorious for exposing migrants, including children and the most vulnerable, to sexual abuse, trafficking, and exploitation" have plummeted to just 10 in June, according to figures released by both the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Panamas National Migration Service.The new figures mark a staggering 99.98% drop from the routes peak under the Biden administration in August 2023, when more than 82,000 migrants surged through the gap in a single month, according to the DHS.The sharp decline follows months of coordinated enforcement measures, including Trumps mass deportation campaign and Mulinos push to seal off the passage with increased immigration patrols.TRUMP TELLS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO 'SELF-DEPORT' USING CBP HOME APP IN NEW VIDEOOfficials say the joint effort is deterring migrants before they even begin the perilous journey."In Panamas Darien Gap, migrants arenow turning BACK before they even reach our borderonly 10 migrants crossed in June," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement Thursday."This is more than a 99.98% drop from the Biden high when 82,000 illegal aliens crossed in a single month. The world is hearing our message that Americas borders are closed to lawbreakers.Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem, we have themost secure border in American history."ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS STORM US BEACHES AS COAST GUARD BATTLES MIGRANT SURGE THAT ROSE UNDER BIDENThe White House emphasized that under Trumps immigration policies, the U.S. Border Patrol has not released a single illegal migrant into the country in recent months."While immigration experts and the mainstream media speculate over why fewer migrants are trying to illegally enter the United States, the real reason is evident to anyone paying attention, including the migrants themselves: President Trump," White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said in a statement Friday to Fox News Digital. "Word of the United States secure border has spread so far around the world, that migrants arent even willing to make the dangerous journey to get here because they know theyll be turned away. In recent months, Border Patrol has released zero illegal aliens into the United States. Thats a stat known all the way from here to the Darien Gap."McLaughlin added that the administration remains focused on removing those already in the country unlawfully."President Trump and Secretary Noem have been clear: If you come to our country illegally, we will find you, arrest you, and deport you. Thats a promise," McLaughlin said in a statement Friday to Fox News Digital.CENTRAL AMERICA STEPS UP TO HOUSE DEPORTED MIGRANTS AFTER TRUMP MAKES CLEAR U.S. WON'T BE 'DOORMAT': EXPERTThe DHS also issued a warning to undocumented immigrants currently residing inside the U.S., encouraging them to voluntarily depart through the CBP Home App, a platform that offers cash incentives to self-deport."With the most secure border in American history, DHS is focused on deporting those who break our nations laws," DHS said on Thursday. "If you are here illegally, use the CBP Home App to take control of your departure and receive financial support to return home. Illegal aliens who use the CBP Home App to self-deport also receive cost-free travel and a $1,000 exit bonus, paid after their return is confirmed through the app."