President Donald Trump’s aggressive border security policies are bearing fruit, new reports indicate.
Swanton Sector Border Patrol, the busiest northern sector, saw only 107 apprehensions in May, marking a 96% from “the Biden-era peak two years ago,” according to Breitbart.
“During the peak of the Biden Border Crisis in May 2024, Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended nearly 3,000 illegal aliens who crossed the border between ports of entry. After President Donald Trump took office and ended the catch-and-release policies of the prior administration, that number fell last year to 125 apprehensions. One year later, the number of illegal aliens arrested in the Swanton Sector fell again to 107,” the outlet reported.
Just two years ago, a whopping 492 illegal aliens were nabbed in one week, and in the first 9 months of FY24, a record-setting 10,000 illegals were apprehended. Compare that to current fiscal year numbers, sitting at 541.
“For the entire FY24, agents arrested a record-shattering 19,385 illegal aliens in the Swanton Sector,” Breitbart noted.
Just because apprehensions are down, doesn’t mean border patrol can let their guard down though.
In May, Acting Chief Patrol Agent Richard Fortunato revealed that a car had been spotted attempting to cross the United States-Canada border in Vermont.
On April 26, 2026, Swanton Sector agents were notified by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police regarding a vehicle attempting to illegally cross the U.S.-Canada border near Line Farm Road, in Holland Vermont. A person was observed trying to move large boulders placed to block… pic.twitter.com/vzemxAtx9K
— Acting Chief Patrol Agent Richard J. Fortunato (@USBPChiefSWB) May 13, 2026
“On April 26, 2026, Swanton Sector agents were notified by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police regarding a vehicle attempting to illegally cross the U.S.-Canada border near Line Farm Road, in Holland Vermont. A person was observed trying to move large boulders placed to block vehicles from crossing in this remote area,” he wrote in an X post. “Remote surveillance technology at the border captured a white Kia Sorrento driving south through the field west of Line Farm Road, matching the report of the unauthorized crossing from Canada. Agents responded to the area, located the vehicle and identified eight people who had illegally entered United States, seven from the United Kingdom and one from Canada. Further investigation revealed two vehicles had attempted to cross, with one getting stuck at the border. All eight subjects were held pending their removal from the United States.”
Several days later, Fortunato posted about a Cuban national who had been nabbed in Derby, Vermont. The man had “previously been ordered removed from the United States.”
On April 24, 2026, Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents in Derby, Vermont, responded to alerts of an illegal border crossing from Canada and apprehended a Cuban national, who had previously been ordered removed from the United States.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office has since obtained… https://t.co/scZ5pWAulz pic.twitter.com/jxROsrEwPx
— Acting Chief Patrol Agent Richard J. Fortunato (@USBPChiefSWB) May 26, 2026
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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