Fact-check · Sep 10, 2026 · Donald Trump
“They gave us wide open borders with 25,000,000 people pouring in from all over the globe”
FALSESaid in 7 broadcasts
What the record shows
CBP recorded 10.8 million total encounters nationwide FY2021-FY2024. Undocumented population estimates for 2024: 14.6-15.8 million total (not new arrivals).
Sources
- STARTLING STATS FACTSHEET: Fiscal Year 2024 Ends With Nearly 3 Million Inadmissible Encounters, 10.8 Million Total Encounters Since FY2021 – Committee on Homeland Security
- Fiscal Year 2024 Ends With Nearly 3 Million Inadmissible Encounters,
- FY2024 Top 10 Western Hemisphere Countries of Origin
- Immigration: Apprehensions and Expulsions at the Southwest Border | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
- CBP Enforcement Statistics Fiscal Year 2024 | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- CBP Releases December 2024 Monthly Update | U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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