Border crossings have dropped to very low levels under the Trump administration

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In June 2026, Congress passed the Secure America Act, providing 70 billion dollars in additional funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol

During the peak of the border surge under the Biden administration, an estimated 10,000 migrants crossed the southern United States border daily

In early 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids began targeting construction job sites in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas

Two Border Patrol agents stationed in the Rio Grande Valley died by suicide within one week during the southern border migration surge under the Biden administration

In July 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more than 200 individuals in the Rio Grande Valley in a single day

Republican Representative Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida publicly confronted Donald Trump regarding United States immigration policy

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 restricts judicial review of certain border barrier waiver decisions exclusively to direct Supreme Court appeals

Federal District Judge Kathleen Cardone issued a preliminary injunction enjoining border wall construction in Big Bend National Park

The Department of Justice filed an emergency application asking the Supreme Court to stay Judge Kathleen Cardone's preliminary injunction in Big Bend National Park

Federal criminal charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams were dismissed following cooperation with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda

Hasan Piker was questioned by border authorities upon re-entering the United States

A district court issued a preliminary injunction on October 2, 2026, to stop work on the border wall in the Big Bend sector of Texas

Prominent conservative commentators are criticizing the Trump administration for unfulfilled promises on foreign policy and immigration

The Associated Press reported the DHS used about $20 million from the Customs and Border Protection budget for the TV ads

A WSJ poll found very strong support for securing the U.S. border

In March 2025, two months after Donald Trump took office, the ACLU learned that Venezuelan clients of immigration lawyers were being moved to the Texas border

Emil Bovey, then Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, allegedly told the Immigration Litigation Department that it was imperative for planes to take off that weekend

On March 14, 2025, a meeting took place at the Department of Justice regarding the Venezuelan removal case

On March 14, 2025, the ACLU received information that President Trump may have secretly signed a proclamation under the Alien Enemies Act

During the 2024 campaign, Donald Trump and Stephen Miller had spoken about possibly invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act