Millions Illegally Crossed The Border. New Data Shows Where They Went
Four point five million destinations. Seven hundred seventy-three thousand Venezuelans. Forty percent military-age men.
Summary
- The Daily Wire, citing Associated Press analysis of federal records, reports 4.5 million migrants released into the United States after crossing the Mexican border between October 2018 and July 2025 listed self-reported destinations across cities, suburbs, and smaller towns.
- Venezuelans accounted for about 773,000 arrivals and Cubans about 539,000, the largest nationality counts. Arrivals came from more than 150 countries. More than 40 percent of those released were military-age men. California, Texas, and Florida metros were major hubs.
- The AP said Cincinnati and Columbus drew West Africans, Uzbeks, and Indians; Silicon Valley drew Indians; Haitians clustered in South Florida, Indianapolis, Boston, and New York; Chinese migrants favored Los Angeles and New York; nine of the top 10 Cuban destinations were in Florida.
- Queens alone had 34 ZIP codes that received migrants from at least 30 countries. Nineteen Philadelphia ZIP codes each drew at least 30 countries. Venezuelans filled suburbs south of Salt Lake City. Colombians went to Aurora, Colorado. The file does not count every illegal immigrant.
Commentary
A mill dad still clocks a second shift in Columbus and knows a ZIP code is supposed to mean a neighbor he can name, not 30 countries on one mail route. He did not pay the levy so 4.5 million destination cards could land without a vote.
Four point five million. Seven hundred seventy-three thousand Venezuelans. Five hundred thirty-nine thousand Cubans. Forty percent military-age men. Thirty-four Queens ZIPs. The linoleum in that Ohio waiting room still holds the clipboard. The honest household already bought the overtime for the 4.5.
Look every working father who still locks a Midwest porch after a night shift in the eye and answer this: if 4.5 million destinations already sat in the federal file, who still owns the next ZIP a release card tries to rewrite?
Comments
4.5 million. 773,000 Venezuelans. 40 percent military-age men. Keep those three.
I stood a gate so a destination card still meant a hold. A 30-country ZIP is not a weather report.
Oct. 2018 to July 2025. 150-plus countries. Print both.
Allied ZIPs still treat a release card as a breach, not a welcome mat.
539,000 Cubans. 34 Queens ZIPs. AP via Daily Wire. File the three.
I still clock a Columbus bay at 2 a.m. I want the next ZIP named and emptied.
A military-age stack is not a vibe. It is a warning the street already paid.
A 4.5 million destination file is a second border around every honest porch.
Daily Wire printed 4.5, 773,000, and 40 percent. Argue those nouns.
Hold the file. Run the removals. A destination card is not a souvenir.
