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President Donald Trump’s administration has maintained a record of 16 consecutive months without releasing any individuals caught at the U.S.-Mexican border, according to statements from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In August, the Border Patrol apprehended 8,870 people along the Southwest border, a 5% decrease from July and 94% lower than under President Joe Biden’s administration in August 2024. Additionally, drug seizures increased by 73% compared to the same period under Biden, with cocaine seizures rising by 28% to 6,724 pounds in August alone.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-16,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
In a statement to Fox News Digital on Wednesday, President Donald Trump's administration announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have maintained a record-breaking streak of zero releases at the U.S.-Mexican border for 16 consecutive months. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin claimed this achievement shows that Trump’s policies are effective, stating "Catch and release is over, consequences are back, and illegal crossings have fallen to historic lows." In August alone, U.S. Border Patrol apprehended 8,870 people, marking a 5% decrease from July but an astonishing 94% drop compared to the same period in previous years. CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott emphasized that those crossing illegally are now being apprehended and detained without release into the U.S., reflecting a shift towards stricter border enforcement measures under the Trump administration's security agenda.
Written for “Trump Border Policy” on 2026-09-17,
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President Donald Trump's administration marked 16 consecutive months of making zero releases at the U.S.-Mexican border on Wednesday.
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The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced the unprecedented record in a statement to Fox News Digital.
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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the streak proves that President Donald Trump's policies "are working."
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"Catch and release is over, consequences are back, and illegal crossings have fallen to historic lows.
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crossings → fall → lows
President Trump made a promise to the American people that he would make America safe again, and he has done just that by giving us the most secure border in American history," Mullin said.
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"Border security starts with knowing who and what is entering our country – and controlling it on behalf of the American people," said CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott.
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"That means people who cross illegally are apprehended, detained and removed – not released into the United States.
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Our agents are enforcing that standard every day."
U.S. Border Patrol said it apprehended 8,870 people along the Southwest border in August, which is 5% lower than July.
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DHS also says it made zero parole releases in August, compared to the Border Patrol releasing over 10,000 in August 2024 under Biden.
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Other law enforcement numbers at the border remain strong as well, with fiscal year drug seizures up 73% compared to the same fiscal period under Biden in 2024.
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Drug seizures are also up 61% compared to the average of the past four years.
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The rise in drug seizures comes largely from cocaine and precursor chemicals.
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Cocaine seizures increased 28% in August to 6,724 pounds, while CBP and ICE seized over 120,000 pounds of precursor chemicals in the same month.
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The August numbers come the same month the Trump administration began construction of a section of a border wall in Arizona despite objections from a Native American tribe.
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The wall is part of a $46 billion effort to shore up the southern border with 30-foot steel bollard walls, vehicle barriers and technology designed to stop illegal immigration and smuggling.
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However, the Tohono O'odham Nation sued the administration earlier this year, saying the construction will damage land sacred to the tribe.
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A federal judge rejected the argument, siding with the government and noting that the border wall would be built on a 60-foot-wide buffer zone of federally owned land called the Roosevelt Reservation.
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"Defendants have not yet articulated plans to construct outside the Roosevelt Reservation," U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C., wrote in his opinion.
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Fox News' Peter D'Abrosca and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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