Fact-check · Oct 20, 2026
“We have closed borders. So for seventeen months, that one person has come into our country illegally. Not one”
FALSESaid in 2 broadcasts
What the record shows
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data shows 2.7 million southwest border encounters in FY2024 (Oct 2023–Sep 2024) and continued apprehensions in 2025. No month recorded zero illegal entries.
CBP enforcement data contradicts the claim of zero illegal border crossings over any 17-month period in recent years.
Every time it was said
2 times, Oct 20, 2026 to Nov 2, 2026 · 1 misleading · 1 false
MisleadingFalse
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Oct 20, 2026FALSE
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