{"id":63964,"date":"2026-05-16T12:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T16:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=63964"},"modified":"2026-05-16T12:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T16:35:32","slug":"a-welcome-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=63964","title":{"rendered":"A Welcome Change"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday, Breitbart<\/a> reported the following:<\/p>\n

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced this week that April marked twelve consecutive months of zero releases of illegal aliens apprehended by Border Patrol at the southwest border with Mexico into the United States \u2014 a milestone officials say reflects the most secure border in American history under President Donald Trump. DHS reports a 94 percent drop in illegal border apprehensions compared to the Biden era, with daily crossings now lower than what agents encountered in a single hour at the height of the 2023 crisis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Twelve straight months of ZERO releases at the border. Under President Donald Trump\u2019s leadership, we are delivering the most secure border in American history,\u201d said DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin. \u201cThe days of catch and release are over. We are enforcing the nation\u2019s laws and sending illegal aliens back to their home countries.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Two years ago, Border Patrol agents, under orders from President Joe Biden and then-DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, released more than 68,000 illegal aliens who were apprehended at the border into the U.S. interior, according to CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is unrealistic to expect 68,000 to be able to assimilate into America. How many of those became recipients of welfare programs designed for American citizens? How many of them broke additional laws after crossing the border illegally?<\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

\u201cCBP has seized 61% more drugs this fiscal year through April than it seized during the same period of FY 2024, and CBP seized 53% more drugs this fiscal year than it seized on average during the last four years in this same period,\u201d DHS reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

DHS officials say the dramatic collapse in illegal crossings \u2014 paired with a surge in drug seizures as agents return to frontline enforcement \u2014 underscores the scale of the turnaround since the Biden\u2011Mayorkas years, when more than 68,000 migrants were released into the U.S. interior in a single month. \u201cEvery minute of every day, President Trump\u2019s border security policies are making every American safer,\u201d Commissioner Scott said. With year\u2011to\u2011date apprehensions down 95 percent and drug interdictions surging, DHS argues the numbers speak for themselves: the era of catch\u2011and\u2011release is over.<\/strong><\/p>\n

America’s drug problem needs to be addressed by arresting the distributors and helping the addicted, but fewer illegal drugs coming across the border is always a good thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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