DHS says fentanyl trafficking at the southern border dropped by more than half versus the same period in 2024

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Verify border seizure and trafficking data comparing the referenced 'last year' to the same period in 2024 show a >50% reduction in fentanyl trafficking at the southern border.

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem posted an internal message on Jan. 21, 2026 marking the first year of the Trump administration and praising DHS staff for what she described as "record-breaking achievements." She credited DHS with restoring the rule of law, securing the border, and removing nearly 3 million unauthorized migrants (including an estimated 2.2 million "self-deportations" and over 622,000 deportations), said fentanyl trafficking at the southern border was cut by more than half versus 2024, cited a U.S. Coast Guard cocaine seizure metric, and said DHS saved taxpayers more than $13.2 billion. Noem thanked employees and urged continued momentum into 2026.

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I attempted to gather CBP/DHS reported seizure data to verify the claim but ran into inconsistent public breakdowns and ambiguity in the statement's timeframe (calendar vs fiscal year). Several authoritative sources (CBP drug-seizure dashboards, USAFacts summary) show large drops in fentanyl seizure weights in 2025 versus 2024 for similar partial-year periods (e.g., January–September 2025 vs 2024), but source dashboards are interactive and require parameter choices; I could not extract a definitive, single DHS/CBP figure that exactly matches the statement as quoted. Please retry later.

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Update · Jan 22, 2026, 03:11 AMTech Error
I attempted to gather CBP/DHS reported seizure data to verify the claim but ran into inconsistent public breakdowns and ambiguity in the statement's timeframe (calendar vs fiscal year). Several authoritative sources (CBP drug-seizure dashboards, USAFacts summary) show large drops in fentanyl seizure weights in 2025 versus 2024 for similar partial-year periods (e.g., January–September 2025 vs 2024), but source dashboards are interactive and require parameter choices; I could not extract a definitive, single DHS/CBP figure that exactly matches the statement as quoted. Please retry later.
Original article · Jan 21, 2026
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