Restoring Order at the Border

The American People Voted for a Secure Border. President Trump Is Doing All He Can, But He Needs Support from Congress.

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT A SECURE BORDER

Leading up to the 2024 election, 72% of voters said the candidates’ positions on immigration were extremely important or very important to their vote for president. An additional 23% said they were somewhat important.

In the same poll, 83% of voters said the presidential candidates’ positions on terrorism and national security were extremely important or very important to their vote. (Gallup Poll – 10/9/24)

In an August 2024 poll, 87% of voters said the situation at the southern border is either an emergency or a major problem. (Fox News Poll – 8/15/24)

(The New York Times: Voters Were Fed Up Over Immigration. They Voted for Trump. – 11/6/24)

“The surge in migration across the southern border, which reached record levels during the Biden administration, has reverberated across the country and hardened many Americans’ views on immigration.” (The New York Times: Voters Were Fed Up Over Immigration. They Voted for Trump. – 11/6/24)

After the election, Americans’ “[e]xpectations are highest that Trump will control illegal immigration, which 68% of U.S. adults predict he’ll do.” (Gallup Poll – 1/2/25)

PRESIDENT TRUMP IS TAKING DECISIVE ACTION

The White House declared a national emergency at the southern border, directing “the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to finish the wall along the southern border…” (White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Declares a National Emergency at the Southern Border – 1/22/25)

In the first days of the Trump administration, encounters at the southern border decreased 63% compared with the final week of the Biden administration. (Fox News: Trump-era southern border sees migrant encounters plummet by over 60% as new policies kick in – 1/28/25)

“Trump reinstated the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy, ending a program that released asylum seekers into the U.S. while their cases were considered.” (Axios: Tracking Trump's executive orders: What he's signed so far – 1/28/25)

When the Biden administration ended Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, illegal border crossings hit record levels, averaging 2 million per year from 2021 to 2023. (NPR: Biden Suspends Deportations, Stops 'Remain In Mexico' Policy – 1/21/21; The Washington Post: Trump vs. Biden on immigration: 12 charts comparing U.S. border security – 2/12/24)

Under Trump’s direction, the federal government is enforcing immigration law again: Thousands of illegal immigrants, many of whom have a violent criminal record, have been arrested across the country by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (Fox News: ICE crackdown sees 7,400 illegal migrants arrested in 9 days – 2/1/25)

As of February 3, 2025, over 8,700 illegal immigrants have been apprehended by law enforcement. (U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Tweet – 2/4/25)

FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ACTIONS TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE, CONGRESS MUST GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS

“In the coming weeks, I'm looking forward to working with Congress on a reconciliation bill that financially takes care of our plans to totally and permanently restore the sovereign borders of the United States once and for all…” – President Donald Trump

“Trump said the increase should include funding for more border security personnel and retention bonuses for Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel and border patrol agents. The extra money should also pay for more detention beds, border security infrastructure and barriers, and completion of the border wall along the border with Mexico…” (Reuters: Trump calls on US Congress to boost funding for border security – 1/27/25)

“The more money we have, the more we can do. And I think this election proves that the American people support the removals of criminal aliens in this country. So I’m looking for Congress to come through and give us the budget we need.” – White House Border Czar Tom Homan
“ICE was facing a $230 million budget shortfall even before Trump took office and ramped up deportations, when it averaged around 282 arrests per day.” (NBC News: Trump administration may pull money from TSA, Coast Guard to help ICE afford costly deportations – 1/28/25)

“We need Congress to give us money to get this done. Because I don't know how many resources I have. I don't know how much money I want to have to buy beds. I don't how much money I will have to buy transportation contracts. That's why it's imperative on Congress and reconciliation to give us the money we needed to do this. I think the mandate given by the American people, from the election, is they want this done. A majority of Americans thinks it's the right thing to do. A vast majority of Americans think public safety threats that are here illegally, should be removed. So, it all depends on the funding I get from the Hill.” – White House Border Czar Tom Homan

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