DHS says it saved taxpayers more than $13.2 billion

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Verify DHS budget/financial reports or official accounting that document cost savings or avoided costs totaling >$13.2 billion attributable to DHS actions in the referenced period.

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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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The Department of Homeland Security’s official communications repeatedly state the figure: multiple DHS press releases and an internal message by Secretary Kristi Noem (Dec. 19, 2025; Jan. 20, 2026; Jan. 21, 2026) say DHS has “saved taxpayers more than $13.2 billion.” Those DHS pages are primary sources for the claim. Verdict: True — DHS does report that it has saved taxpayers more than $13.2 billion, as shown in its official releases; independent audit-level documentation or a detailed external accounting of how that total was calculated is not linked on those pages.

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Update · Jan 22, 2026, 03:15 AMTrue
The Department of Homeland Security’s official communications repeatedly state the figure: multiple DHS press releases and an internal message by Secretary Kristi Noem (Dec. 19, 2025; Jan. 20, 2026; Jan. 21, 2026) say DHS has “saved taxpayers more than $13.2 billion.” Those DHS pages are primary sources for the claim. Verdict: True — DHS does report that it has saved taxpayers more than $13.2 billion, as shown in its official releases; independent audit-level documentation or a detailed external accounting of how that total was calculated is not linked on those pages.
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