Fact-check · Sep 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We had zero for the last zero people for the last sixteen months”
FALSESaid in 2 broadcasts
What the record shows
U.S. Border Patrol apprehensions at southwest border: ~10.1M (FY2021–FY2024 cumulative under Biden); monthly data shows consistent encounters, not zero. BLS/CBP Southwest Border Encounters data, FY2021–FY2024.
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Every time it was said
Sep 9, 2026FALSE
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