Border Patrol's Perspective: El Paso Sector Under Trump Administration

Shift in Border Activity

• 🎯 The El Paso sector, once a hot spot for human smuggling and illegal entries under the Biden-Harris administration, has seen a dramatic change.
• 📉 Since Donald Trump's return to the presidency 3 months ago, illegal traffic in areas like Mount Christo, a popular smuggling corridor, has plummeted.
• ⚠️ CBP reported zero gotaways in the El Paso sector during the observed period, a stark contrast to hundreds logged daily nationwide under the previous administration.

Border Patrol Operations and Support

• 👮 Agents are back to doing their jobs with integrity, experiencing a relief that allows them to assess and improve operations.
• 🛡️ The Department of Defense is reinforcing Border Patrol efforts through joint task forces, deploying active duty soldiers and surveillance vehicles.
• 🤝 This support frees up Border Patrol agents to focus on intercepting and making arrests.

Apprehension Statistics

• 📊 Fiscal year 24 saw 120,000 apprehensions in the El Paso sector; fiscal year 25, in the same timeframe, has recorded only 36,000, a decrease of approximately 70%.
• 📉 Nationally, CBP encountered around 7,000 illegal immigrants in March, compared to nearly 140,000 in the same month last year.

Cartel Presence and Agent Morale

• 💀 Cartels still mark their territory with symbols like Santa Muerte shrines, but agents assert their control over these areas.
• ✅ Agents express that while their mission to safeguard borders and protect citizens has never changed, the current environment allows them to perform their duties more effectively and deliver consequences to illegal crossers.