Washington, March 6 -- Vice President JD Vance visited the US-Mexico border this week to highlight President Donald Trump's administration's stricter immigration policies and credited it for prioritizing border security across all federal agencies.

He was joined by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, the highest-ranking officials from Trump's administration to visit the border. Vance toured the area around Eagle Pass, Texas, including a helicopter survey, a Border Patrol facility visit, and a roundtable discussion with Texas Governor Greg Abbott and local officials.

Vance pointed to a 39% drop in arrests for illegal border crossings in January, attributing it to Trump's directive for all g...