“Thanks to President Trump’s leadership and the dedication of DHS law enforcement, America’s borders are safer than any time in our nation’s history. What President Trump and our CBP agents and officers have been able to do in a single year is nothing short of extraordinary”, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem wrote in an X post on Friday.
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In a press release touting the Trump Administration’s success at the borders, CBP points to “historic levels” of lowest encounter totals, lowest illegal crossings, drug interdictions, as well as trade enforcement and tariff revenue collection.
The agency reports 91,603 border encounters in the First Quarter of fiscal year 2026, 25% lower than the previous low in 2012 of 121,496. Additionally, “US Border Patrol recorded the lowest number of apprehensions along the southwest border ever in the first quarter of a fiscal year (21,815 in FY2026), which was 95% lower than the first quarter average under the Biden administration,” they say.
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The agency also reports that 39,030 pounds of illicit drugs were seized, including 865 pounds of fentanyl, 12,833 pounds of methamphetamine, 3,793 pounds of cocaine, 164 pounds of heroin, and 14,445 pounds of marijuana.
CBP further identified $28.4 billion in duties owed from imports last month, bringing the total in tariffs, taxes, and fees collected by CBP since Trump took office on January 20 to $297 billion.
“Our agents and officers have set a new standard for border security, achieving historic results that speak for themselves,” CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said.
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Additionally, in October, DHS reported that “more than 2.5 million illegal aliens have left the U.S. because of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, including an estimated 1.9 million self-deportations and more than 622,000 deportations.”
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