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This is a presidential proclamation issued by President Donald Trump on May 27, 2025, designating May 28, 2025, as a day commemorating the 101st anniversary of the United States Border Patrol. It is a ceremonial declaration and does not create or modify any law, regulation, or binding policy.
The proclamation itself changes nothing operationally — it is a commemorative designation only. It does, however, enumerate border enforcement actions the administration states it has already taken, including a declared national emergency at the southern border, designation of certain cartels (Tren de Aragua, MS-13) as foreign terrorist organizations, resumption of border wall construction, reinstatement of the Remain in Mexico policy, an end to catch-and-release, suspension of asylum for illegal border crossers, and military deployment to the border. The document also cites reported statistics from the administration’s first 100 days: a claimed 95% drop in daily border encounters, a 99.99% decline in migrant crossings, over 150,000 arrests, over 135,000 deportations, and a 54% reduction in fentanyl seizures compared to March of the prior year.
United States Border Patrol agents are the named honorees of the proclamation, which pledges continued institutional support and resources for the agency. Members of the public with interest in federal immigration enforcement policy may reference this document as a statement of the administration’s stated priorities and claimed outcomes, though the proclamation itself confers no new rights or obligations on any person or organization.