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Seal the border

“SEAL THE BORDER, AND STOP THE MIGRANT INVASION”

Delivering2024 Republican Platform, promise 1 of 20, sourceQuote not yet checked against its sourceVerified by Pavel Guzhikov

  1. Promised
  2. In plan
  3. Legislated
  4. Funded
  5. Delivering
  6. Delivered

Where it stands

Border Patrol apprehensions at the southwest border were 98,708 in fiscal year 2026, October 2025 to September 2026 (CBP, preliminary, 16 October 2026), about 8,200 a month on average, against 237,565 in fiscal year 2025. The words set no figure for a sealed border.

What has happened

  1. Promised. Delegates at the Republican National Convention adopt the 2024 platform, which opens with twenty promises
  2. In plan. Proclamation 10886 declares a national emergency at the southern border, makes the armed forces available to support the Department of Homeland Security and orders more physical barriers evidence
  3. In plan. Executive Order 14165 directs Homeland Security to resume the Migrant Protection Protocols, stop paroling migrants through the CBP One app, end categorical parole programs and end "catch-and-release" evidence
  4. Funded. Public Law 119-21 appropriates $46.55 billion for the border wall system (section 90001), $6.17 billion for border technology and screening (section 90004) and $10 billion to reimburse border support (section 90007), available until 30 September 2029 evidence
  5. Delivering. CBP reports 237,565 Border Patrol apprehensions at the southwest border in fiscal year 2025, October 2024 to September 2025; 172,026 of them were in the year's first 111 days, before 20 January 2025 evidence
  6. Delivering. CBP reports 98,708 Border Patrol apprehensions at the southwest border in fiscal year 2026, October 2025 to September 2026 (preliminary) evidence

More detail

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  • Approved by Pavel Guzhikov, editor, on 20 October 2026

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