CBP estimates it would hire 8,500 employees with funding proposed for the reconciliation bill, but the agency has faced major challenges with recruiting.

In January, the month Trump was sworn into office, Border Patrol received the highest number of applications in recorded history since the agency’s founding in 1924.

Since President Donald Trump took office, U.S. Border Patrol has seen an unprecedented surge in applications from men and ...

CBP releases April 2025 operational stats, highlighting increased field agent activity and border security improvements.