Fact-check · Oct 1, 2026 · Donald Trump
“For the last seventeen months, as I said, zero illegal immigrants have crossed into our country”
FALSESaid in 2 broadcasts
What the record shows
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data shows significant apprehensions and encounters at the southern border throughout 2024. Monthly encounters ranged from ~100K–200K+ individuals. Zero crossings is not supported by any federal border agency data.
CBP monthly reports document hundreds of thousands of border encounters in the claimed period. Zero crossings contradicts all official U.S. border statistics.
From: President Trump Participates in a Site Visit, Oct. 1, 2026
Every time it was said
Oct 1, 2026FALSE
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