Todd Bensman on Trump's Border Security Success vs. Biden's Open Border Policies

Border Crossing Statistics Under Trump and Biden

• 📉 President Trump reportedly took only 100 days to secure the border, with a stark contrast in numbers compared to the Biden administration.
• 📊 Between inauguration day and April 1st, only nine illegal aliens were released by the Trump administration, according to Border Tom Homa.
• 📈 In contrast, Joe Biden released over 4,800 illegals in a single day in December 2023.
• ⚠️ In March 2024, Border Patrol apprehended over 137,000 illegals crossing the southwest border under Biden, compared to just over 7,000 in March under Trump.

Dismantled Immigration Enforcement Machine

• 💥 The Biden administration is described as having left the deportation and detention machine in pieces, dismantling it across the country.
• 🚫 Detention centers for women, children, and families were shut down, private contracts were canceled, and agreements with local jails were eliminated, leaving nowhere to detain individuals.
• 🛠️ Rebuilding this machine requires significant funding from Congress, estimated at around $170 billion, to reconstruct detention facilities and expand personnel for ICE and Border Patrol.

Congressional Role in Border Security

• 🏛️ Congress has the power of the purse strings to fund the reconstruction of the immigration enforcement system and potentially defund sanctuary cities and states.
• ⚖️ However, narrow Republican margins in the House and pressure on Democrats from their jurisdictions create challenges for legislative action.
• 🎯 Trump's executive orders are seen as a bulldog approach, setting the stage for future actions and signaling that the issue is far from over, despite ongoing court litigation.