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On Wednesday night’s Rob Schmitt Tonight, Kari Lake and former acting CBP chief Mark Morgan laid out what hardworking Americans already know: the Trump administration is taking an all-hands-on-deck approach to the border and they aren’t playing politics with our national security. Lake’s blunt, no-nonsense remarks and Morgan’s law-enforcement credibility made clear that this is about protecting American lives and stopping the cartels once and for all.
This White House didn’t come to Washington to offer empty promises — it moved quickly to tighten asylum rules and roll out measures aimed at removing the incentives for illegal crossings, exactly the kind of decisive action voters demanded in 2024. These are not “cruel” policies; they are the necessary, sober steps to restore order at our sovereign border and to reestablish the rule of law.
When Washington stops releasing migrants en masse and gives Border Patrol the tools to do its job, agents can focus on the real threats: fentanyl, cartel operatives, and human traffickers. CBP data and enforcement trends show that shifting from catch-and-release to enforcement lets officers interdict drugs and dismantle smuggling networks instead of standing idly by.
Yes, drug seizures have fluctuated as smugglers change tactics — that’s the nature of law enforcement — but the point is simple: a committed, muscular border posture disrupts supply lines and saves American lives. The Biden-era open-border chaos turned our southern border into a pipeline for lethal fentanyl; restoring deterrence and pressure on trafficking networks is how we choke off their profits and power.
The administration has even signaled it will use every tool necessary to go after the cartels — from financial pressure and sanctions to stronger designations and, where appropriate, targeted operations to stop maritime smuggling. Conservatives long argued that transnational criminal syndicates must be treated like national-security threats; seeing the federal government finally act with muscle is vindication for folks who demanded real results, not virtue-signaling.
Kari Lake was right to defend the brave men and women of ICE and CBP when she warned that demoralizing or unmasking agents plays straight into cartel hands. We should be standing behind our law enforcement, not giving the cartels a roadmap to retaliation — Lake’s fierce defense of officers on the front lines reflects the attitude Americans expect from leaders who value safety and sovereignty over left-wing sentimentality.
Make no mistake: this is a fight for the future of our country. If conservatives keep backing bold, enforce-the-law policies and shaming the open-border crowd, we can secure our neighborhoods, protect our children from fentanyl, and restore the pride of an orderly nation that puts its citizens first. The American people see the difference between action and excuses — and they know which side of this battle delivers results.
