{"id":26550,"date":"2025-12-11T14:09:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T14:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=26550"},"modified":"2025-12-11T14:09:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T14:09:16","slug":"hakeem-jeffries-forced-to-acknowledge-trump-secured-the-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/?p=26550","title":{"rendered":"Hakeem Jeffries Forced to Acknowledge Trump Secured the Border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"image-link\" href=\"https:\/\/daranews.ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/597387745_1381723897302237_8031453026534943500_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-hitmag-featured size-hitmag-featured wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/daranews.ink\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/597387745_1381723897302237_8031453026534943500_n-735x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p>In a revealing moment on CNN, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reluctantly acknowledged that President Donald Trump has effectively sealed the southern border\u2014a striking admission after years of Democratic criticism of Trump\u2019s immigration policies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>Appearing on CNN Newsroom with host Pamela Brown, Jeffries was pressed on the administration\u2019s record-breaking drop in illegal crossings and migrant releases since Trump\u2019s return to office in January. \u201cAre you willing to give President Trump any credit for that?\u201d Brown asked.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries initially dodged the question, pivoting to a lengthy answer about \u201ccomprehensive immigration reform\u201d and accusing the Trump administration of targeting \u201claw-abiding immigrant families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He even suggested, falsely, that \u201cAmerican citizens are being deported.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"e1c09a52-67a1-44a3-a58e-fc2bf67380c6\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But Brown pushed again, noting that illegal crossings had \u201cgone down dramatically\u201d since Trump reinstated strict enforcement measures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan you give him credit for that?\u201d she repeated.<\/p>\n<p>Cornered, Jeffries finally conceded: \u201cThe border is secure. That\u2019s a good thing. It\u2019s happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it. Of course, he\u2019ll get credit for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>The remark marked the first time a top House Democrat has publicly admitted that Trump succeeded where his predecessors \u2014 Republican and Democrat alike \u2014 had failed: restoring operational control over the nation\u2019s southern border.<\/p>\n<p>WATCH:<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1996261146471317884&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fconservativebrief.com%2Fhakeem-jeffries-forced-97278%2F&amp;sessionId=0e54b0f8c6b2c6e0ea104bc319ed96c9dc92a468&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1996261146471317884\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\">Advertisement&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"as6078\" data-title=\"You Might Also Like\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to Department of Homeland Security data, the U.S. Border Patrol has reported zero releases of illegal aliens into the U.S. interior for seven consecutive months, from May through November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>That represents a complete reversal of Biden-era policy, during which roughly 85% of an average 185,000 monthly border encounters resulted in migrants being released into the country.<\/p>\n<p>Under Trump\u2019s reinstated directives, DHS ended \u201ccatch and release,\u201d terminated the CBP One app \u2014 which had allowed migrants to schedule their own border appointments \u2014 and prioritized deportations.<\/p>\n<p>Those steps have effectively closed loopholes that fueled the mass crossings under former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>Former ICE Director Tom Homan, who served under six presidents,\u00a0told Congress\u00a0last year that Biden \u201cwas the first president in history to unsecure a border on purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Homan said he had worked for every president from Ronald Reagan through Donald Trump and that all had taken steps to strengthen border security \u2014 except Biden. \u201cHe was handed the most secure border in our nation\u2019s history,\u201d Homan said, \u201cand dismantled it overnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Homan also warned that Biden\u2019s policies caused \u201cthe greatest national security crisis since 9\/11,\u201d citing record levels of fentanyl trafficking, human smuggling, and the entry of known or suspected terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>During Biden\u2019s presidency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection recorded more than 10 million illegal border crossings between January 2021 and September 2023, with an estimated 2 million additional \u201cgotaways\u201d who evaded capture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\">\n<div data-delay=\"4000\" data-block=\"12\">\n<div class=\"ai-lazy\" data-code=\"PHNjcmlwdCBhc3luYyBpZD0iQVY2NGJlMjE3YzIwYjE2ZWM0OWIwM2NjYjQiIHR5cGU9InRleHQvamF2YXNjcmlwdCIgc3JjPSJodHRwczovL3RnMS52aWRjcnVuY2guY29tL2FwaS9hZHNlcnZlci9zcHQ\/QVZfVEFHSUQ9NjRiZTIxN2MyMGIxNmVjNDliMDNjY2I0JkFWX1BVQkxJU0hFUklEPTY0ODg4NTQzYzEyMmE1NDQ1MTAwZjlkOCI+PC9zY3JpcHQ+\" data-class=\"Y29kZS1ibG9jaw==\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Those totals exceed the combined populations of 41 states. Border Patrol apprehended 736 individuals on the terrorist watchlist in fiscal year 2023 alone \u2014 the highest number ever recorded.<\/p>\n<p>Homan testified that more than 440,000 unaccompanied minors were smuggled into the country under Biden, with roughly 100,000 still unaccounted for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe systematic destruction of border security and the predictable consequences scare the hell out of me,\u201d he told lawmakers. \u201cIt should scare you too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s reinstated border policies have reversed that collapse with remarkable speed. Within three months of taking office, DHS reported a 97% decline in unlawful crossings compared to the same period a year earlier. As of December 2025, Border Patrol recorded just 2,800 apprehensions nationwide for the month \u2014 the lowest figure since 1970.<\/p>\n<p>Despite those numbers, Democrats have struggled to reconcile their rhetoric with reality. Jeffries\u2019s admission \u2014 couched in criticism and deflection \u2014 underscored the awkward position of a party that once labeled Trump\u2019s border policy \u201cinhumane,\u201d only to watch it succeed by every measurable standard. \u201cThe border is secure,\u201d Jeffries said. \u201cThat\u2019s a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With illegal crossings halted, asylum loopholes closed, and deportations surging, Trump\u2019s immigration record has become one of the sharpest contrasts between his administration and the one it replaced. For the first time in modern history, even his political opponents are running out of ways to deny it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a revealing moment on CNN, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) reluctantly acknowledged that President Donald Trump has effectively sealed the southern border\u2014a striking admission after years of Democratic &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26552,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26550\/revisions\/26552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cndailynews.store\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}