Advanced Border Coordination Act of 2025

This proposal would require the Department of Homeland Security to set up at least two Joint Operations Centers along the southern border within six months. These centers would bring together federal, state, local, and Tribal law enforcement so they can coordinate field work on the ground, in the air, and at sea. The goal is to better deter and detect crimes like illegal border crossings, drug and weapons smuggling, human trafficking, and related threats such as terrorism .

The centers must improve information sharing, so federal agencies pass along key details and notify local partners about operations in their areas. They would also track staffing, coordinate deployments, and provide training as needed. DHS would report to Congress within one year and then every year on what the centers did, what resources they used, any communication gaps found, and how to improve coordination going forward . In short, it focuses on tighter teamwork among agencies to respond faster and more effectively along the border .

• Who: DHS and law enforcement at the federal, state, local, and Tribal levels; communities along the southern border
• What changes: Create at least two joint centers; improve communication, joint operations, staffing coordination, and training; require yearly public accountability through reports
• When: Centers set up within six months of becoming law; first report within one year, then annually