White House border czar Tom Homan says the Trump administration will place greater emphasis on the northern border moving forward. With illegal crossings at the southern border sharply reduced, Homan said federal resources can now be directed toward the 5,500-mile boundary with Canada.

The administration is considering more agents and surveillance technology, as well as drones, aircraft, and infrastructure. Homan dubbed the northern border a national security vulnerability, arguing that Canada’s immigration system makes it easier for dangerous individuals to enter Canada and then cross into the United States. He also identified drug trafficking and criminal activity as concerns requiring cooperation between the two countries.

Customs and Border Protection recorded 563 apprehensions along the northern border in August and 586 in July. Homan has visited every northern border sector and said each faces different needs. The House passed legislation requiring the Department of Homeland Security to reassess northern threats, update its strategy, and provide Congress with oversight information. The measure would also require CBP’s air and marine division to establish performance standards for operations between ports of entry.

The northern border receives less attention than the southern border, although its size and geography create different security problems. Thousands of miles pass through forests, lakes, tribal lands, and sparsely populated areas where staffing is difficult. While physical barriers might not be the answer to border issues up north, technology and air surveillance may play a more prominent role…

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Homan’s concern reflects the inherent risk of needing to rely on another nation’s screening process before they approach the United States. Someone denied entry into America may find Canada easier to access, creating an alternative route to the border. Better intelligence sharing and coordinated enforcement could stop threats before they reach American territory.

While trade relations between Canada and the U.S. continue to deteriorate and the Canadian government opening up dialogue with U.S. rivals, it comes as no surprise that border security is now being strengthened. New U.S. tariffs and import restrictions have triggered Canadian retaliation, raising costs for businesses that depend on goods moving in both directions. Adding delays at legal crossings will only deepen that damage. The administration will likely focus new resources on remote smuggling routes and known threats while keeping commercial ports moving.

The House passed the Northern Border Security Enhancement and Review Act earlier this month, which would require DHS to reassess threats along the Canadian border, update its security strategy, and report its findings to Congress.

Tighter enforcement in the south naturally gives smugglers an incentive to test other routes. Leaving the Canadian border lightly protected would allow criminal networks to adapt instead of disappear. Drugs or illegal entrants that cross there can move into the interior, making the northern border relevant even to Americans living thousands of miles away.

As long as drug traffickers have another viable option up north, crackdowns on the southern border will mean less since routes can be replaced and logistics redrawn. Securing Canada’s border is necessary to prevent one problem from reappearing somewhere and being less prepared to handle it.

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