Illegal crossings at our nation’s southern border have nearly come to a halt since President Trump was sworn in for his second term. But while attention and resources are spent securing the U.S.-Mexico border, our northern border with Canada remains largely overlooked. Human smugglers are already taking extreme advantage of this.

The vast span of undefended land could easily become the next hotspot for illegal immigration into the U.S. The Trump administration must devise and implement a plan now to secure the U.S.-Canada border.

Border patrol agents encountered about 8,000 illegal immigrants crossing the southern border in February, which was the lowest figure in at least 25 years. For reference, during the Biden administration, border agents would often encounter more than 8,000 illegal immigrants in a single day. But as illegal crossings plummet at the southern border, they may be poised to skyrocket at the northern border.

The U.S.-Canada frontier is the largest land border in the world. Much of this border is remote, and unguarded, and the sectors in the east are a relatively short drive from several major airports in Canada. Those looking to travel to the U.S. illegally and human smugglers appear to have caught on.

Last year in Canada’s Swanton Sector — an enormous 24,000 square mile terrain that incorporates the borders of eastern New York and the entirety of Vermont and New Hampshire — 19,000 illegal crossers were apprehended by U.S. border agents, more than the last 17 years combined. For........

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