Fact-check · Sep 2, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We had 25,000,000 people pour into our country unchecked and unvetted.”
FALSESaid in 6 broadcasts
What the record shows
CBP recorded 10.8 million total encounters nationwide FY2021-FY2024, with 8.72 million at Southwest border. No official dataset supports 25 million figure.
Sources
- STARTLING STATS FACTSHEET: Fiscal Year 2024 Ends With Nearly 3 ...
- Nationwide Encounters Fiscal Year 2024
- What’s happening at the U.S.-Mexico border in 7 charts
- Border encounters by the numbers: Here's what the data shows - ...
- Statistics on unauthorized US immigration and US border crossings ...
- CBP Enforcement Statistics Fiscal Year 2021
From: President Trump Participates in a Rose Garden Dinner
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