Fact-check · Nov 2, 2026 · Donald Trump
“Before that, it was 25,000,000 came in.”
FALSESaid in 2 broadcasts
What the record shows
CBP recorded approximately 11 million border encounters during Biden's four years (Jan 2021–Jan 2025). Including estimated gotaways (~2 million), total approaches 13 million—far below 25 million.
Official CBP data contradicts the 25 million figure. Actual encounters were approximately 11 million, with additional gotaways bringing the total to roughly 13 million.
Sources
- Lowest fiscal year for Border Patrol apprehensions since 1970
- STARTLING STATS FACTSHEET: Biden Administration on Track to Reach 10 Million Encounters Nationwide Before End of Fiscal Year
- STARTLING STATS FACTSHEET: Fiscal Year 2024 Ends With Nearly 3 Million Inadmissible Encounters, 10.8 Million Total Encounters Since FY2021
- STARTLING STATS FACTSHEET: FY2025 Begins with Over 140,000 Border Encounters Nationwide, Worsening Public Safety Crisis Under Biden-Harris Administration
- 100 Days of The Most Secure Border in American History
- Final Full Month Of Biden-Harris Border Crisis Brings Total
Every time it was said
2 times, Oct 15, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026 · 2 false
False
Oct 15, 2026FALSE
Nov 2, 2026FALSE
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