Fact-check · Sep 2, 2026 · Donald Trump
“25,000,000 people in four years under sleepy Joe Biden”
FALSESaid in 7 broadcasts
What the record shows
CBP recorded 10.8 million border encounters nationwide FY2021-FY2024. Migration Policy Institute estimates 5.7 million migrants paroled or allowed entry. No authoritative source supports 25 million figure.
Sources
- STARTLING STATS FACTSHEET: Biden Administration on Track to Reach ...
- STARTLING STATS FACTSHEET: Fiscal Year 2024 Ends With Nearly 3 ...
- STARTLING STATS FACTSHEET: Historic Nationwide Border Encounters ...
- STARTLING STATS FACTSHEET: FY2025 Begins with Over 140,000 Border ...
- STARTLING STATS FACTSHEET: Biden and Harris’ Border Crisis Still ...
- Congress
From: President Trump Participates in a Rose Garden Dinner
Every time it was said
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