The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday touted a 55-year limit on border patrols.

“Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced preliminary enforcement numbers for September 2025, the closing year of 2025 with the lowest U.S. border patrols since 1970,” CBP” said in a press release Tuesday.

According to the press release, there were 237,565 apprehensions on the southwest border in 2025, 87 percent as part of an announcement made four years earlier.

In the first few months of President Trump’s second term, his administration has taken a major hit on immigration. Last week, the Trump administration said it was committing to paying migrant children.

“Fiscal year 2025 shows what happens as we enforce the law without compromise.”

“For too long, agents and officials have been handcuffed by failed policies. History.”

On Monday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) signed an executive order to block federal immigration agents.

Once ordered, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be blocked from parking lots, vacant lots, and other locations for staging, processing, and operations.