Nearly 18 months after President Donald Trump ended what is described as the worst mass migration border crisis in American history, a vast trove of government emails and records remains unexamined. These documents could provide crucial insights into the "Biden Border Crisis," during which at least 8 million foreign nationals crossed the U.S. Southwest Border over 45 months from January 2021 to January 2025.

Advocates argue that a presidential commission is needed now to uncover what the Biden administration has reportedly stonewalled regarding these crossings. The goal is to analyze the data and testimonies from government workers to gain knowledge that could prevent similar situations in the future. The commission's formation is urged before Trump leaves office in January 2029 to allow sufficient time for comprehensive study.

Since 1989, Congress has ordered over 170 such commissions, according to a 2017 report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). One notable example is the Hart-Rudman Commission, which in 1998 warned about the potential for a major terrorist attack on U.S. soil three years before 9/11.

In March 2021, President Biden attributed the surge in border crossings to "gang violence and because of a whole range of things," despite all-time national crossing records being broken at that time. During the height of the crisis, no top administration official, including Biden, reportedly visited the border as approximately 200,000 inadmissible aliens crossed monthly.

Photographs from October 2021 show migrants arriving in Westchester, New York, highlighting the human dimension of the crisis (New York Post/Christopher Sadowski).

The call for a truth commission reflects a broader desire to fully understand the causes and consequences of the border situation under the Biden administration and to ensure lessons are learned to safeguard national interests.

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