Trump Campaigns on Border Wins as Senate Race Tightens

President Donald Trump arrives in Wichita, Kansas, this Monday with plans to showcase his immigration record. Federal agents recently arrested dozens of people in the state's southwest corner just before he speaks there. He heads to a rally outside the city while a Senate race tightens unexpectedly. This contest could flip control of the upper chamber.

Fox News Digital reports Trump will emphasize policies that brought him and Republicans victory two years ago. White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told reporters about these wins. "President Trump stopped the invasion of our country and delivered Americans the most secure border in American history," she said. She added that under his leadership, 3 million people left the United States illegally. Zero people were released at the border during seventeen months.

Bis continued by attacking opponents. "Meanwhile, radical Democrats want to go back to their extreme open border policies, abolish ICE, and grant amnesty to the illegal aliens they released into our communities," she stated. The Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have highlighted recent arrests across the state. They claim these actions target dangerous individuals.

Among those caught were Omar Israel Hernandez from Mexico, convicted of first-degree murder. Jose Luis Rauda-Diaz from El Salvador faced charges for aggravated robbery and weapon possession. Oscar Sanchez-Corona was previously deported for drug crimes, property damage, and driving under the influence. Greg Chukwuka Orji from Nigeria faced dangerous drugs charges and fentanyl distribution intent. Alberto Estrada from Mexico was convicted of rape and indecent liberties with a child.

Trump's rally arrives as Senate race tensions rise between Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and megachurch pastor Adam Hamilton. Kansas has given Republicans double-digit wins in the last three presidential cycles. Voters there have not elected a Democratic senator in nearly a century. The Cook Political Report downgraded the contest to a toss-up earlier this month. Money from both GOP and Democratic groups is pouring into the state now.

Marshall seeks a second term while staying close to Trump on key issues throughout this cycle. He rarely broke from his party leader on major topics during this election year.

Hamilton has carved out his own path far away from the Democratic establishment in Washington, D.C. He issued a stark warning to anyone listening: if he wins the job, he will not back Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for another term leading the caucus.

This political move comes right after Trump appeared in the state. That visit follows ICE's aggressive three-day sweep last month in Southwest Kansas, an operation dubbed "Operation Safe Community, Kansas." Agents rounded up more than 100 people during that time.

Marshall pushed back hard on the effort. He demanded that "when ICE operates in Kansas, it needs to coordinate with our local law enforcement." On X, he made his point clear: "Our sheriffs and police know these communities better than anyone, and working together keeps officers and residents safe." You can find more of this coverage by downloading the FOX NEWS APP.

Republicans have turned their sights on Hamilton's immigration record. Ads run by outside groups like the Senate Leadership Fund accuse him of supporting mass amnesty. But Hamilton fought back against those claims. He told the Johnson County Post that he is pushing back on the Biden administration's policies anyway. The previous administration's open border approach "caused a different kind of chaos," he said. Record crossings overwhelmed communities, and immigration courts fell years behind. "I'm not for open borders, and dangerous criminals don't belong here.