Fact-check · Sep 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“The democrats gave us the worst and most dangerous border. American history with 25,000,000 illegal aliens pouring in”
FALSESaid in 6 broadcasts
What the record shows
Pew Research Center estimates 14 million unauthorized immigrants as of 2023 (record high); Migration Policy Institute estimates 14.6–15.8 million as of mid-2024. CBP recorded 10.8 million total encounters FY2021–FY2024, not entries.
Sources
- Unauthorized immigrants and the economy
- Measuring the Number of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States: A Review of the Residual Estimation Method
- Statistics on unauthorized US immigration and US border crossings by year | USAFacts
- Frequently Requested Statistics on Immigrants and Immigration in the United States
- Undocumented immigration population reached as high as 15.8M, report finds • Stateline
- Record 14 Million Unauthorized Immigrants Lived in the US in 2023 | Pew Research Center
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Every time it was said
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