“And that's also why, ladies and gentlemen, on day one, we closed the border and went to war against the drug cartels. We took them on, and we have had zero illegal border crossings since then.”

CBP reported historic lows in FY2026, including the first fiscal year with zero Border Patrol releases and about 98,708 southwest border apprehensions (a 95% drop), but not zero crossings or encounters. Daily apprehensions continued at reduced levels.