President Donald J. Trump was returned to office with a clear mandate to end the invasion that Democrats allowed to overwhelm communities, drain public resources, and endanger public safety. In less than two years, the Trump Administration has delivered the largest reduction in the illegal alien population in modern history, driven illegal crossings to an all-time low, and enacted sweeping reforms that finally put American citizens first. The Trump Administration reversed years of open border policies and produced the largest sustained drop in the illegal alien population in modern American history.
The illegal alien population has been reduced by at least 2. 3 million, with more than three million migrants leaving the country during President Trump’s second term — the largest reduction in illegal immigration in modern history. Nearly 1. 2 million illegal aliens have been deported or removed, and nearly 1. 3 million illegal alien arrests have been carried out. The United States recorded negative net migration in 2025 for the first time in at least 50 years.
Catch-and-release was ended , delivering 17 straight months of zero releases at the border and zero Border Patrol releases in FY2026 — the first fiscal year in U. S. history with that result. Illegal southern border crossings were cut by 95% from Biden-era levels in FY2026, recording the lowest number of illegal border crossings in American history. Nationwide encounters in FY2026 were the lowest in agency history (under 380,000), compared with roughly 2. 7 million per year under Biden. Entries by asylum seekers at U. S. -Mexico entry points have been slashed by 99. 9%.
Asylum is now granted in just 7% of cases, down from more than 50% under Biden. The immigration court backlog has been reduced from more than 4. 18 million cases to under 3. 09 million — the sharpest decrease in the Executive Office for Immigration Review’s…