Secretary Noem Holds Brownsville Press Conference on Border Buoy Barriers

Name: "Secretary Noem Holds Brownsville Press Conference on Border Buoy Barriers"
Uploaded: 2026-01-08
Duration: 23 min
Description: "Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks and DHS officials present new border buoy barriers on the international boundary in Brownsville, Texas, crediting President Trump's policies for unprecedented decreases in border traffic, as they stated it."

January 8, 2026 · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · 0:23:00

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What happened

At a press conference in Brownsville, Texas, U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks presented what he described, as he stated it, as the next step of border security: border buoy barriers placed on the international boundary line. Banks said, as he stated it, that the barriers had been tested in Texas and were effective, that the federal version was an improved design, and that traffic on the southern and northern borders had seen unprecedented decreases because of the policies and support of President Trump and Secretary Kristi Noem, as he stated it.

National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez also spoke, calling it, as he stated it, a great day for border security and crediting the administration with listening to agents on the ground about what tools they need.

Why it matters

The Brownsville event documents a physical addition to the border barrier system and the Border Patrol’s own account of falling traffic under the administration’s policies, as stated by its chief at the event.

Sources: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, “Secretary Noem Host Press Conference in Brownsville, TX”, 2026-01-08 (official upload, embedded above; published 2026-01-08). Transcript via Supadata (private research store, paraphrased and attributed, not republished). All figures and characterizations as stated by the speakers.