PHOTO RELEASE: Secretary Kristi Noem Rides with Border Patrol Agents on the Southern Border

Secretary Kristi Noem visited the Southern Border to meet with Border Patrol agents and see firsthand how the Department can best support their efforts. She pledged to ensure that Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has the resources it needs to stop the flow of criminals and drugs into the United States.

Already under President Trump’s leadership, daily encounters at our southern border have plunged 93 percent.

Secretary Noem and Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, TX. 

Secretary Noem took an aerial tour to survey the southern border flying from Del Rio to Eagle Pass, TX.  

Secretary Noem pledged to ensure that CBP has the resources it needs to secure the border.