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The President further highlighted another jaw-dropping development.
“March saw the lowest monthly number of border encounters in recorded history — and fentanyl traffic fell by 54 percent compared to March of the previous year.”
These figures stunned even seasoned D.C. insiders. If accurate, they represent an astonishing shift in enforcement success—something Trump credits to decisive action, not empty rhetoric.
And Trump didn’t hold back when slamming his predecessor’s border policies. In the proclamation, he described the previous administration’s immigration approach as “an extraordinary act of deception and betrayal,” accusing Biden’s team of allowing “an army of unvetted illegal aliens, including violent criminals, thugs, gang members, and terrorists from the darkest and most dangerous parts of the world.”
That harsh language reflects what many Americans felt during the border crisis—a sense of betrayal, insecurity, and chaos. Trump’s supporters say he’s delivering the firm leadership the border desperately needed.
But his proclamation didn’t just focus on criticism. Trump made it clear that his administration has taken aggressive action to stop the bleeding at the southern border.
“Additionally, I have resumed our border wall construction, reinstated the Remain in Mexico policy, halted the practice of catch-and-release, ended asylum for illegal border crossers, deployed thousands of American soldiers to defend and protect our borders, and implemented the largest deportation operation in the history of our country,” he said.
It’s a border blueprint ripped straight from Trump’s America First playbook—and he’s not apologizing for it. In fact, his proclamation painted a bold picture of resurgence within the Border Patrol itself.
For agents who spent years demoralized and left without the tools they needed, the shift is night and day. Trump’s statement proudly noted that agents are now being given “the resources they need to do their job but also the respect they have earned and deserve.”
According to the proclamation, the Trump administration has already arrested more than 150,000 and deported over 135,000 illegal aliens in just the first 100 days of his return to office. Those numbers are bound to raise eyebrows—and spark backlash from open-border advocates.
Critics, of course, are likely to dispute the figures and challenge the methods behind them. Immigration activists have already raised alarms about the humanitarian implications of some of Trump’s policies, accusing him of sacrificing compassion for control. But Trump’s camp argues that American safety comes first—and border chaos helps no one.
For Trump, border security has always been a defining issue. From his first campaign in 2015 to now, he’s made it clear that a secure border is non-negotiable. His first term brought the construction of key sections of the border wall and strict enforcement policies—many of which were dismantled by Biden, only to be swiftly reinstated this year.
“For 101 years, members of the United States Border Patrol (USBP) have courageously served as guardians of our sovereignty and protectors of our homeland against invasion, aggression, and violence,” the proclamation reads. “Every day, Border Patrol agents selflessly risk their lives to repel the flow of deadly drugs, weapons, criminals, and terrorists.”
And Trump ended with a solemn vow to those who serve and those who gave their lives in defense of America’s borders.
He pledged to “empower the USBP to safeguard the American homeland today, tomorrow, and beyond.”
With this bold proclamation and staggering early results, it’s clear Trump’s second term will double down on border enforcement—and the battle lines with pro-immigration Democrats and activists are already being redrawn.
