Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has broken staffing records this spring, the agency announced, reaching 21,471 agents — the most in the agency’s 102-year history.Agency leadership has said it has plans to go further."Surpassing 21,000 agents is a milestone, but we aren’t stopping here and are committed to growing our workforce and providing the tools and resources needed for CBP’s mission," Human Resources Management Assistant Commissioner Andrea Bright said in a statement to Fox News Digital.The staffing record adds another benchmark for assessing the seriousness with which the Trump administration is addressing border security.MASSIVE MEXICO-CALIFORNIA BORDER BUSTS UNCOVER EYE-POPPING AMOUNT OF DRUGS: ‘REMAIN VIGILANT’President Donald Trump speaks during a Medal of Honor Ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 18, 2026.The ceremony honors Capers, an 88-year-old Vietnam veteran, along with Colonel John W.
Ripley, U.S.Marine Corps (posthumous), and Major Nicholas Dockery, U.S.
Army (retired).(Al Drago/Getty Images)Already, immigration levels have dropped precipitously in President Donald Trump's first year and a half back in office, decreasing more than 87% from levels in October 2024.But Republicans in Congress have also shored up those efforts by flooding the agency with cash through Trump’s signature Big Beautiful Bill as well as recent efforts to fund the Department of Homeland Security through the end of the administration.The two bills included $64 billion and $26 billion for CBP, respectively.
A large portion of the second bill is set aside for agency manpower.BORDER PATROL COULD FACE KEY RECRUITMENT CHANGE AS CONGRESS DEBATES NEXT IMMIGRATION MOVESPresident Donald Trump displays the signed Secure America Act in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2026, as members of Congress applaud.The $70 billion package funds Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operat...