Banks proclaimed, “FISCAL YEAR 2025 CLOSEOUT STATS HIT LOWEST IN 55 YEARS!”
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“Plus we had ZERO releases for the fifth month in a row,” he added.
Banks said the historic achievement “restored control and security at the border” and represents “the most secure border in DECADES!”
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CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said, “For too long, agents and officers were handcuffed by failed policies.”
Now with strict border policies from President Donald Trump, agents “are empowered to do their jobs — and the result is the lowest apprehensions in more than five decades and the most secure border in modern history,” boasted Scott.
* Original Article:
https://www.newsmax.com/us/customs-and-border-protection-law-enforcement-record-numbers/2025/10/13/id/1230164/