End Catch and Release
End catch and release.
Occurrences
ending capture and release
Evidence
The White House said border releases had been zero for 11 straight months and stated that catch-and-release was over.
De La Cruz's office said she voted for the Secure the Border Act and listed among its effects: "Ends catch and release."
Assessments
Official 2026 federal evidence says catch-and-release border releases had been zero for 11 straight months and that the policy was over. De La Cruz also supported same-term House legislation aimed at ending catch and release, but final delivery appears to have occurred later through federal executive enforcement rather than enacted legislation she authored. Because the promised federal policy outcome was achieved while she remained in federal office, it counts as delivered with later-term timing.