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<\/a><\/p>\nHere are a few of those promises:<\/p>\n
PROMISE MADE: \u201cWe will close the border. We will stop the invasion of illegals into our country.\u201d (10\/12\/24, Aurora, CO)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
Illegal border encounters are down by 95%.
\nIllegal immigrant \u201cgotaways\u201d \u2014 the top threat to public safety \u2014 are down by 99%.
\nFox News correspondent Bill Melugin: \u201cIf Fox were to send me down there right now, I would have trouble finding a single migrant on camera.\u201d
\nCBS immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez: \u201cTypically, when we go to the U.S.\/Mexico border, we at least see one group of people who are trying to cross into the U.S. illegally. We did not see a single migrant.\u201d
\nThe Wall Street Journal: Border Crossings Grind to Halt as Trump\u2019s Tough Policies Take Hold
\nThe New York Times: How Trump\u2019s Hard-Line Tactics Are Driving Down Migration
\nCBS News: Amid Trump crackdown, illegal border crossings plunge to levels not seen in decades
\nAxios: Border crossings plunge to lowest levels in decades: New data
\nNew York Post: Northern border sector previously overrun by illegal migrants sees dramatic drop in crossings: \u2018We haven\u2019t seen anyone since November\u2019
\nThe Times: This city was a border flashpoint. Now the only migrants are quail
\nReuters: Migrant arrests at US-Mexico border in March lowest ever recorded
\nBloomberg: US-Bound Migration Plunges 99% Along Panama Jungle Route
\nThe Washington Times: Under Trump, border catch-and-release has dropped 99.99% from worst Biden month
\nLos Angeles Times: California-Mexico border, once overwhelmed, now nearly empty
\nPROMISE MADE: \u201cWe will expel every single illegal alien gang member and migrant criminal operating on American soil and remove the savage gang, Tren de Aragua, from the United States.\u201d (1\/19\/25, Washington, D.C.)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
President Trump designated Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and other vicious gangs and cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
\nDepartment of Justice: 27 Members or Associates of Tren de Aragua Charged with Racketeering, Narcotics, Sex Trafficking, Robbery and Firearms offenses
\nHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: \u201cUnder President Trump, we have arrested over 150,000 aliens \u2014 including more than 600 members of the vicious Tren de Aragua gang.\u201d
\nThe Trump Administration directed the successful apprehension of a key MS-13 gang leader \u2014 an illegal immigrant living in Virginia and operating as one of the top three MS-13 leaders in the U.S.
\nThe Trump Administration directed the successful arrests of three illegal immigrant MS-13 gang members in Florida, wanted on first-degree murder charges, and another high-ranking MS-13 member in New York, linked to 11 murders.
\nICE arrested 370+ illegal immigrants as part of a major operation in Massachusetts \u2014 many of whom have serious criminal convictions and charges, including murder, child rape, fentanyl trafficking, and armed robbery.
\nPROMISE MADE: \u201cOn Day One \u2026 We will begin the largest deportation operation in the history of our country.\u201d (10\/21\/24, Concord, NC)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
New York Post: Trump\u2019s mass deportation raids result in 655% spike in arrests of terrorists roaming US \u2014 including one of India\u2019s \u2018most wanted\u2019
\nSince President Trump took office, there have been 139,000 deportations.
\nIn President Trump\u2019s first 50 days, ICE arrested 32,809 illegal immigrants \u2014 nearly 75% of whom were accused or convicted criminals \u2014 virtually the same number of arrests over the entirety of Biden\u2019s final year in office.
\nNBC News: Immigration enforcement operations ramp up in cities across the U.S.
\nPROMISE MADE: \u201cI will immediately end the Biden border nightmare that traffickers are using to exploit vulnerable women and children.\u201d (7\/21\/23)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
The number of unaccompanied illegal immigrant children reached a record low.
\nAt its peak under Biden, 4.6% of illegal border crossings were unaccompanied minors \u2014 many of whom were victims of trafficking. In the first two weeks of March under President Trump, just 0.4% of illegal crossings were unaccompanied minors.
\nPROMISE MADE: \u201cUnder my leadership, we will seal it up and expand that wall until we have total control.\u201d (3\/4\/23, National Harbor, MD)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt: \u201cMore than 85 miles of new border barrier are already in various stages of construction and planning.\u201d
\nPresident Trump resumed construction of the border wall immediately, with dozens of miles of new construction underway.
\nSanta Fe New Mexican: Construction to fill border wall gaps underway in Southern New Mexico
\nNewsNation: \u201cBorder wall construction resumes in Texas\u201d
\nPROMISE MADE: \u201cYou have the gotaways. You know what the gotaways are? It\u2019s the people that don\u2019t want to be looked at at all. So, they\u2019re worse than the people we\u2019re seeing that\u2019s why they don\u2019t want to be looked at.\u201d (11\/3\/24, Macon, GA)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
Border Czar Tom Homan: \u201cKnown gotaways \u2014 people we knew crossed the border \u2026 weren\u2019t apprehended, weren\u2019t fingerprinted, weren\u2019t vetted. Average day under Joe Biden? More than 1,800 gotaways. Yesterday? 38 \u2014 38 too many, but we\u2019ll get that to zero. We went from 1,800 [per day] to 38.\u201d
\nFox News\u2019s Bill Melugin: \u201cBorder Patrol\u2019s nationwide recorded gotaways have plummeted to a stunningly low daily average of just 77 over the last 21 days, according to internal CBP data we\u2019ve reviewed. President Biden averaged 1,837 gotaways per day in fiscal year 2023 at the height of the crisis, totaling 670,674 for the year.\u201d
\nPROMISE MADE: \u201cI will ban all welfare and federal benefits for illegals, and then they won\u2019t come.\u201d (10\/29\/24, Allentown, PA)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
President Trump signed an executive order to ensure taxpayer resources are not used to incentivize or support illegal immigration.
\nThe Trump Administration ended food stamps for illegal immigrants.
\nThe Trump Administration \u201cclawed back\u201d tens of millions paid to house illegal aliens in luxury NYC hotels and ended a $40 million contract to \u201cimprove \u2026 inclusion of sedentary migrants.\u201d
\nThe Department of Education revoked waivers that allowed certain colleges to divert federal funds intended for low-income students and students with disabilities to illegal immigrants.
\nPROMISE MADE: \u201cI will end catch-and-release.\u201d (10\/12\/24, Aurora, CO)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
Since taking office, the Trump Administration has arrested 150,000+ illegal immigrants, deported 139,000+ illegal immigrants, and released just nine illegal immigrants into the U.S. \u2014 a staggering 99.99% decrease over the same period last year under Biden.
\nNew York Post: Trump orders Border Patrol to immediately stop setting illegal migrants free in the US: \u2018Catch and release is ended\u2019
\nThe Washington Times: Under Trump, border catch-and-release has dropped 99.99% from worst Biden month
\nPROMISE MADE: \u201cMy administration will deliver justice for every family whose loved one has been stolen from them by migrant crime, including Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, Jocelyn Nungaray, Kayla Hamilton, and every other precious American soul that we have lost to these animals. Their memories will live in their hearts forever and our hearts forever, and we will never, ever forget them.\u201d (1\/19\/25, Washington, D.C.)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
Fox News: Trump signs Laken Riley Act into law as first legislative victory in new administration
\nNewsweek: Laken Riley\u2019s Mom Says Trump Didn\u2019t Forget Her Daughter as Bill is Signed
\nThe Hill: Trump signs Laken Riley Act, marking first legislative win of second term
\nPROMISE MADE: \u201cI will invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Think of that. 1798, this was put there. 1798 \u2014 that\u2019s a long time ago, right? To target and dismantle every migrant criminal network operating on American soil.\u201d (10\/12\/24, Aurora, CO)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
The White House: Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua
\nThe New York Times: Trump Invoked the Alien Enemies Act to Speed Up Deportations
\nPROMISE MADE: \u201cKamala\u2019s app for illegals will be shut down immediately \u2014 within 24 hours.\u201d (10\/12\/24, Aurora, CO)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
NBC News: Trump shuts down immigration app, dashing migrants\u2019 hopes of entering U.S.
\nThe New York Times: Trump Shuts Down Migrant Entry App, Signaling the Start of His Crackdown
\nFox News: Up to 1M migrants who used Biden\u2019s CBP One app ordered to deport by Trump admin
\nPROMISE MADE: \u201cToday, I am announcing a new plan to end all sanctuary cities in North Carolina and all across our country\u2026 and we will bring down the full weight of the federal government on any jurisdiction that refuses to cooperate.\u201d (9\/21\/24, Wilmington, NC)<\/p>\n
PROMISE KEPT:<\/p>\n
Politico: Fresh executive order targets sanctuary cities, federal aid for undocumented migrants
\nReuters: Trump steps up immigration crackdown, warns city, state officials against interference
\nThe Wall Street Journal: Trump Plans to Withhold All Federal Funding From Sanctuary Cities
\nPolitico: Trump administration sues New York over sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants
\nAP: Trump administration sues Chicago in latest crackdown on \u2018sanctuary\u2019 cities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Washington, DC…Since President Donald J. Trump took office, he and his administration have ushered in the most secure border in modern American history \u2014 and he didn\u2019t need legislation to do it. President Trump has made good on the promises he made on the campaign trail to usher in an unprecedented era of homeland security. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":187469,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,5,16,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-190891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-government","category-law-enforcement","category-news","last_archivepost"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/WhiteHouse25.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=190891"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":190893,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190891\/revisions\/190893"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/187469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=190891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=190891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=190891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}