MAKING AMERICA SAFE AGAIN: Under President Trump, DHS Delivered the Most Secure Border in History and is Removing Criminal Illegal Aliens at a Record Pace

 

Through the Department of Homeland Security, President Trump and Secretary Markwayne Mullin are Making America Safe Again

Under the leadership of President Donald J. Trump and Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is restoring the rule of law, delivering the most secure border ever, deporting dangerous criminal illegal aliens, creating safer communities, and making America safer for generations to come. 

“Less than two years after President Trump returned to office, he has fulfilled his signature promise to secure our border, arrest and deport illegal aliens, and Make America Safe Again,” said Secretary Mullin. “Under President Trump’s leadership, more than 3 million migrants have left the U.S. We have had 17 consecutive months with ZERO illegal aliens released into our country. Some people tried to say that our immigration system was broken. But we didn’t need new laws or a new system; we just needed a new president.” 

Thanks to DHS, the United States of America are freer, safer, and more prosperous. Below are some of the Department’s victories for the American people: 

The Most Secure American Border EVER 

President Trump ran on securing the border and fixing the border crisis that took place under his predecessor Joe Biden.

The border under Joe Biden

Since his return to office, President Trump has delivered the most secure border in U.S. history. 

• Border enforcement: For the first time in American history, there have been ZERO releases at the border during a fiscal year, thanks to the end of catch-and-release, consistent use of detention and removal authorities, and a clear message that illegal entry into the United States will not be rewarded or tolerated.  
• Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has recorded 17 consecutive months of ZERO releases at the border.  
• DHS recently announced preliminary Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 data showcasing that total FY26 apprehensions (98,708) were 60% lower than the Biden Administration’s single highest month alone (249,740).   
• Additionally, preliminary data shows total nationwide encounters in FY26 were the lowest in agency history at 379,243, compared with 2.7 million per year under Biden (seven times higher). FY26 encounters were 88% lower than FY23 under Biden, which was the highest fiscal year ever.  
• Smart Wall Construction: CBP and DHS are working to seal the border by finishing the border wall with funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  
• From the beginning of this Administration through October 30, 2026, CBP has completed ~330 miles of new border barriers, including ~139.5 miles of primary wall, ~73.9 miles of waterborne barrier, and ~116.2 miles of secondary wall.  
• To date, CBP has obligated $34.6B (75%) of the Working Families Tax Cut Act funding for border wall. 
• Drug Seizures: As the nation’s frontline border security agency, CBP utilizes cutting-edge nonintrusive inspection technology and intelligence-driven strategies to seize deadly drugs, targeting not just finished products but precursor chemicals, tools, and pill presses. 
• As a result, preliminary data shows CBP’s drug seizures in FY26 totaled nearly 1 million pounds – 63% higher than the 600,000-pound annual average of the last four years. 

The border under President Trump

Protecting Americans from the Worst of the Worst Illegal Aliens and Criminals 

Under Secretary Mullin's leadership, DHS has arrested and deported millions of illegal aliens across the country, including gang members, rapists, kidnappers, and drug traffickers, thanks to the brave men and women of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), CBP, and other law enforcement and immigration enforcement agencies. 

• Under President Trump’s leadership, more than 3 million migrants have left the U.S. As of October, we have now deported nearly 1.2 million illegal aliens and arrested over 1.25 million illegal aliens.  
• ICE has been instrumental in preventing terror threats, with over 2,288 known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) being arrested, and 2,143 KSTs removed. 
• ICE and CBP have conducted operations in cities nationwide, resulting in more than a million arrests.  
• Since President Trump returned to office, ICE has made 12,018 gang-related administrative arrests. This includes 1,965 MS-13 affiliates and 1,553 Tren de Aragua (TDA) affiliates.

In President Trump’s first year, DHS also launched the critically acclaimed, groundbreaking new webpage, “Worst of the Worst” (wow.dhs.gov), which allows visitors to search through some of the hundreds of thousands of criminal illegal aliens arrested during enforcement operations since the start of the Trump Administration. 

DHS is just getting started under President Donald Trump and Secretary Mullin. The return to America’s Golden Age is only just beginning.