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Republicans Warn of Canadian Border 'Threat' at Congressional Hearing, But Data Shows Drug Seizures, Crossings Falling
At a Capitol Hill hearing on the 'evolving threat' from the north, Border Patrol officials told lawmakers that fentanyl seizures along the Canadian border are down 55 per cent and illegal crossings have also fallen
Published: July 28, 2026
Republican members of a U.S. House subcommittee tried to portray the Canadian border as a growing security threat at a Capitol Hill hearing titled 'Northern Exposure: Assessing the Evolving Threat Landscape at America's Northern Border,' arguing that Mexican cartels have shifted operations north as pressure mounts at the southern border.
But when pressed for evidence, Department of Homeland Security officials testified that drug seizures along the northern border are down 55 per cent and apprehensions of undocumented immigrants in the region have dropped 22 per cent this fiscal year. Officials said just 3.2 kilograms of fentanyl have been seized along the Canadian border in eight months, compared with 3,200 kilograms at the Mexican border over the same period.
Democrats on the panel, including Buffalo-area Congressman Tim Kennedy, argued that the administration's immigration enforcement agenda was straining diplomatic relations with Canada and hurting border communities that depend on cross-border trade and tourism.
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