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Trump should expand his border crackdown. Timing is perfect to rein in Canada and Mexico

Trump administration ended catch-and-release and achieved nearly full operational control of the border

By Tricia McLaughlin Fox News

Published June 17, 2026 7:00am EDT

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Zero. Zilch. Nada. That’s how many illegal aliens have been released into the interior of our country for the past 12 months under President Donald Trump. The Trump administration swiftly ended the Biden era’s disastrous and dangerous catch-and-release policies and reinstated proper vetting protocols. Under 47, our country has sent a clear message: America’s border is secure and closed to lawbreakers.  

Exhausted border communities and law enforcement agencies, once overwhelmed by uncontrolled migration flows, finally have relief under Trump’s security posture, achieving nearly full operational control of the border and fundamentally altering the security landscape of the U.S.

For years, the American public watched the southern border with justified anxiety while the northern border flew under the radar, unpoliced, and largely ignored. Criminal cartels took notice of how President Joe Biden and Democrat politicians threw open the northern border, too, which devolved into a hot spot for human traffickers and terrorists – 358 known or suspected terrorists were apprehended at the northern border last year........

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