President Donald Trump signed the Secure America Act – the $70 billion budget reconciliation bill funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) through the end of the second Trump administration.
“We’ll give the heroes of ICE and Border Patrol – and that’s what they are. They’re heroes for what they have to go through to keep us safe – the support and resources they need to defend our borders, protect our homeland, and to keep America safe,” President Trump said during the signing ceremony in the Oval Office.
President Trump Calls Out 'Dumocrats'
After a tumultuous battle to secure funding for the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) immigration enforcement agencies, the Trump administration and the Republican majority in Congress achieved a victory against congressional Democrats.
“For more than 100 days, congressional ‘Dumocrats’ tried to block all funding for the Department of Homeland Security in a reprehensible to throw open the borders of the United States of America,” President Trump stated.
White House Affirms President Trump's Border Security Efforts
In a separate press release, the White House said that “President Trump has delivered the most secure border in history, with illegal crossings dropping to record lows” after Democrats “fueled chaos and lawlessness across the country” during the Biden administration.
According to the White House, President Trump has made communities across the U.S. safer, with crime rates dropping to generational lows.
FBI's National Crime Report
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program, violent crime across the U.S. decreased by an estimated 9.3% from 2024 to 2025.
“The 2025 crime data in this report shows the single largest decrease in violent crime and murder since 1937 – as well as huge decreases across the board in terms of aggravated assault, rape, and robbery,” FBI Director Kash Patel said on the FBI’s media note announcing the data.
Following the aftermath of “Operation Metro Surge” and the deaths of activists Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Democrats in Congress fought to reform ICE and CBP. In that time, DHS experienced the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history, lasting 76 days.
