Fact-check · Oct 7, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We had 25,000,000 people pour into our country illegally”
MISLEADINGSaid in 6 broadcasts
What the record shows
CBP Southwest Border Encounters: ~10.3M total encounters FY2021–FY2024 (Biden admin); ~2.4M in FY2024 alone. Total illegal population stock estimated ~10–11M by DHS, not 25M inflows in one period.
Speaker conflates total encounters (some repeat crossers) with unique individuals and overstates magnitude by ~2.5x. Actual encounters under Biden were ~10.3M cumulative, not 25M.
From: President Trump Makes an Announcement, Oct. 7, 2026
Every time it was said
Aug 14, 2026FALSESep 2, 2026FALSESep 10, 2026FALSESep 12, 2026FALSESep 30, 2026FALSE
Oct 7, 2026MISLEADING
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