US VP JD Vance at Mexico Border: ‘We Needed a New President’

The US-Mexico border has become a focal point for addressing the large-scale immigration crisis that resurfaced after President Trump’s return to power in January. US Vice President JD Vance, known for his image as an enthusiastic and loyal soldier of Donald Trump, visited the area accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who recently ordered the deployment of 3,000 more troops along the Mexican border. The two arrived on Wednesday (05.03.2025) in Eagle Pass, a significant Texas border crossing, where they were expected to visit a migrant detention center and participate in a round-table discussion with local officials. Vance emphasized that new laws weren’t necessary to restore border security; instead, ‘we needed a new president, and thank God, we have one.’ He claimed that arrests of illegal immigrants around Eagle Pass dropped from 1,500 to just 30 per day but failed to specify the time period or comparison basis. Vance attributed this progress solely to ‘the President of the U.S., who gave professionals the tools to do what they do best.’ This visit followed Trump’s speech before Congress, defending his aggressive stance against what he calls ‘open-border policies’ implemented by his predecessor, Joe Biden. Trump boasted about conducting ‘the largest crackdown in history regarding borders and migration,’ leading to record-low unauthorized crossings. However, February saw the lowest recorded crossings since Biden’s final year. Trump accused Biden of flooding communities with illegal aliens while promising a war against Mexican drug cartels. He falsely claimed cities like Aurora, Colorado, and Springfield, Ohio, are under immigrant control and perpetuated debunked rumors about Haitians eating cats and dogs in Springfield.