President Trump’s administration just put out a border number so clean it does not need spin.
Thirteen straight months of zero releases.
On June 18, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced 13 consecutive months without a single illegal alien released into the country at the border.
That is the kind of stat catch-and-release Democrats spent years insisting was impossible.
THIRTEEN straight months of ZERO illegal aliens released into our nation.
We are enforcing our nation’s laws, sending illegal aliens BACK to their home countries, and ensuring the safety and security of our homeland.
Under @POTUS Trump’s leadership, we are delivering the MOST… pic.twitter.com/UXMlcmy7oP
— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) June 19, 2026
CBP tied the milestone to a broader collapse in illegal crossings under President Trump’s enforcement policies.
The agency said crossings and apprehensions are now at levels not seen in more than three decades.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the 13-month zero-release streak came alongside a May southwest border apprehension total of 9,998.
CBP described that figure as 94 percent lower than the monthly average under the Biden administration and 96 percent below the peak. The agency framed the number as proof that enforcement, detention, and removal are replacing catch-and-release.
The daily breakdown is even starker. Border Patrol averaged 323 southwest border apprehensions per day in May, which CBP said was 94 percent lower than the Biden-era daily average.
CBP also said that daily May average was less than a single hour of crossings during the height of the previous administration. In other words, the same border that once moved thousands by the hour is now being measured in hundreds per day.
The fiscal-year context lands the same way. CBP said fiscal-year-to-date southwest border apprehensions through May are 26 percent lower than just one month on average across fiscal years 1992 through 2024.
Read that again. The whole year so far is running below what a single average month used to look like over three decades of data.
DHS framed the work plainly on its official account, saying the administration is enforcing the law, sending illegal aliens back to their home countries, and protecting homeland security.
No asterisks, no hedging.
Thirteen straight months of ZERO releases at our border.
Promises made, promises kept🇺🇸 https://t.co/Rwk6gmmyCj
— Congressman Byron Donalds (@RepDonaldsPress) June 19, 2026
Lawmakers moved fast to amplify the milestone.
Rep. Byron Donalds called it promises made and promises kept.
Sen. Jim Banks said these are the best border numbers in over three decades and declared the days of catch-and-release over.
THIRTEEN straight months of ZERO releases at the border.
These are the best numbers we’ve seen in OVER THREE DECADES.
Under @POTUS, the days of catch and release are over, and we are sending illegal aliens home. https://t.co/s2MVSVT1TH
— Senator Jim Banks (@SenatorBanks) June 19, 2026
The reason this matters is simple. Releases were the engine of the open-border years, the policy that turned the southwest border into a revolving door and pushed millions of unvetted people into American communities.
Shutting that engine off for 13 months straight is not luck. It is enforcement.
The pressure on the border never fully stops. The numbers say the law is being enforced again, and that is exactly what voters asked for.
What are your thoughts?
