In the latest example of the Trump administration’s stunning success on border security, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced that U.S. Border Patrol has now delivered twelve consecutive months of zero releases of illegal aliens. During the Biden administration, DHS routinely reported tens of thousands of releases in just a single month.
DHS explained in a statement that this dramatic collapse in illegal border crossings, apprehensions, and releases has not been seen “in over three decades.” Daily apprehensions overall are down 95 percent since the Biden administration, with the Trump administration delivering “15 consecutive months of fewer than 9,000 southwest border apprehensions.”
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin praised Trump’s border policies for flipping the script on America’s illegal immigration crisis.
“Twelve straight months of ZERO releases at the border. Under President Donald Trump’s leadership, we are delivering the most secure border in American history,” Mullin said. “The days of catch and release are over. We are enforcing the nation’s laws and sending illegal aliens back to their home countries.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott compared the agency’s success in April of this year to the miserable state of affairs in April 2024, Biden’s last year in office.
“What a difference, America! The U.S. Border Patrol released zero illegal aliens into our country again this month, unlike April 2024 when more than 68,000 were released under President Biden,” Scott said. “Every minute of every day, President Trump’s border security policies are making every American safer.”
The DHS also stated that border crossings during “this entire fiscal year to date were lower than the monthly average the last 30 years.”
In another significant data point, the number of apprehensions per day in April of this year was “less than a single hour during the height of the Biden administration (336 per hour in December 2023) and less than the number apprehended every 2 hours on average under the Biden administration.” CBP has seen a total of 215,876 encounters so far this fiscal year. This total is “13 percent lower than in the month of April 2024 alone.”
DHS also reported that seizures of drugs this fiscal year have increased by 61 percent compared to the same period in fiscal year 2024. The CBP has additionally “seized 53 percent more drugs this fiscal year than it seized on average during the last four years in this same period.” Trump pledged to crack down on drug trafficking in the United States while campaigning in 2024, and his policies while in office are delivering on that promise.
While illegal immigration and border security have largely fallen out of the headlines, Trump’s efforts on this front remain one of the most astonishing success stories of any president in American history.
During the Biden administration, White House officials, congressional Democrats, and their media allies incessantly claimed that illegal immigration was a “complex” issue with many “root causes” that could not be addressed overnight. But Trump proved that to be false literally days after taking office, completely securing the border and shutting down virtually all illegal immigration in a matter of weeks.
DHS has also continued to press forward on Trump’s goal to enact the “largest mass deportation operation” in American history. In 2025 alone, more than two million illegal aliens self-deported, while DHS forcibly deported about 800,000 more. That trend is set to accelerate in 2026 as ICE is flush with fresh officers to arrest and deport illegals.
Democrats and the media will undoubtedly continue to hammer President Trump on gas prices, the war in Iran, and anything else they believe will hurt Republicans in the midterm elections. But Trump’s historic success on the border shouldn’t be forgotten. The President inherited a country facing a full-scale invasion of unvetted, unknown foreigners wreaking havoc on the American economy and public safety.
Under Trump’s leadership, that invasion has been completely defeated, and American sovereignty has been restored.
Alan Jamison is the pen name of a political writer with extensive experience writing for several notable politicians and news outlets.
There is nothing not to like in this report.
When is Mayorkas going to jail? Ya’ll remember him right? To quote him here: ” The border is secure ”
Good news! Thomas Massie ~ GONE, Mitch McConnell ~ GONE, Senator Bill Cassidy, LA~ GONE, total of 5 new MAGA~ America First Republicans are coming in…
Vermont here,
Bill… :~)
Not suiting left agenda, don’t expect anything from the press that right now is focusing on their darling Mangione. Sick .How much lower can they sink both, left and their boot licking press.
Just the Best President yet! And unless there is stricter punishment for the many killings of these, still here, illegal aliens, we will not be safe, as a woman out alone. These men seem to prey on women or young girls, who are alone. Often these perps have to turn themselves in to the police, to even get arrested. Since they’re unvetted, it would take long if ever, for the cops to find them, hence they are eager to get “jailed”, beats being deported. In jail, there is a chance of pardon.
Life without, does not faze these killers; any democrat governor can pardon them.
So women and girls, we need to be more alert if we are out alone.
P.O.S Rinos need to go!
Quit blaming just Joe Biden. This is a Democrat plan, every single one of them. They are waging war on the average citizen. They’ve destroyed the purchasing power of the currency, kill an American approximately every 29 seconds, and refuse to listen to the public. Looks like war on the people to me.
Just think of all those illegal Democrat voters he’s interfering with.
No wonder they hate 47. This, along with all the other wonderful things Trump has done for America and the American people, they literally can’t stand it. It infuriates them to the point that many of them resort to violence, assassination attempts, and openly say they want Trump dead. Former FBI Director Comey’s “8647” is just one of MANY EVIL satanic Democrat losers.
BRAVO ago all who protect us by doing their jobs. Now if the congress could get the lead out and stop with the Marxist playbook we might all get along. Bernie you will never be elected president. Neither will AOC. And the rest of potty mouthed politicians on both sides of the isle should get a grip. Give up. The sooner the better. And it is about time that people started cooperating with their constituents. You are not there to help yourself to perks and riches. Stop lying. MAGA MAGA MAGA
Biden was a liar about Everything, including that he (Joe) legitimately won the 2020 election!
Why are American taxpayers paying the fare to get illegal aliens home?
Simply march them up to the front door of the appropriate embassy and let the home country transport them home.
President Trump is the MAN with the PLAN, Thank you Mr. President
Great job, guys!!!
Now, let us talk a little about gas prices. And the IRAN thing. And what the plans may be for Cuba. Remember, our young people are mostly too FAT to serve in the military…so don’t wear THOSE folks out!