Fact-check · Nov 2, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We have the most secure border in our history”
MOSTLY TRUE
What the record shows
FY 2025 Southwest border apprehensions (237,538) were lowest since 1970; FY 2026 nationwide encounters (379,243) were lowest in CBP history. However, 'most secure' encompasses multiple unmeasured factors beyond apprehensions.
Apprehension data supports historically low enforcement encounters, but 'most secure' is broader than any single metric can definitively establish.
Sources
- BORDER BRIEF: FY25 Southwest Border Apprehensions Hit Lowest Level in Half a Century as Law Enforcement Faces Threats
- Border crossings once again at a record low in November 2025
- Another record-setting month at CBP: Border continues to be most secure in history
- Nationwide Encounters Fiscal Year 2024
- Nationwide Encounters Fiscal Year 2025
- Lowest fiscal year for Border Patrol apprehensions since 1970
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