The unprecedented surge in illegal immigration that Republicans and Democrats claimed would overtake the border if the Biden administration ended the Title 42 policy has instead been a historic drop in unlawful crossings.

The Biden administration on Tuesday took a victory lap, declaring that its immigration plan is “working as intended” nearly a month after a major shift in policy at the nation’s southern border. The Department of Homeland Security said that since the lifting of the public health order known as Title 42 at midnight May 12,