Former Yuma Border Chief Says Crossing Collapse Marks Turnaround From Biden-Era Surge

Former Border Patrol chief recalls Biden migrant surge chaos as Trump crackdown delivers historic turnaround

As DHS announces lowest fiscal year border crossings in American history, retired Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief Chris Clem recalls agents being outnumbered 100 to 1, and warns the historic lows could face new threats.

POLITICS: Former Yuma Border Chief Says Crossing Collapse Marks Turnaround From Biden-Era Surge – The Beltway Report

Illegal border crossings along the southwest border have fallen to historic lows under President Donald Trump, according to preliminary Department of Homeland Security figures released Thursday, a shift that retired Yuma Sector Border Patrol Chief Chris Clem says has transformed a crisis that once spilled into Arizona farms, food banks and front doors. DHS reported 98,708 southwest border apprehensions for fiscal year 2026, about 95% below the B…

Former Border Patrol chief recalls Biden migrant surge chaos as Trump crackdown delivers historic turnaround - NEW YORK TIMES POST

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump’s border crackdown has sharply reduced the illegal crossings that overwhelmed agents under former President Joe Biden, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reporting Thursday historic lows in apprehensions and a full fiscal year without Border Patrol releasing migrants into the country. For retired [...]

Former Yuma Border Chief Says Crossing Collapse Marks Turnaround From Biden-Era Surge

DHS reports a 95% drop in southwest border apprehensions and a full fiscal year with zero migrant releases, a shift retired Yuma Border Patrol Chief Chris Clem says reversed the chaos of the 2021 surge — though he warns political shifts in Washington could undo the progress.