What did Donald Trump claim about immigration on 10 Jan 2019?
Donald Trump, President of the United States ·
And they have done a fantastic job. Never so many apprehensions ever in our history.
Far from a record. Border Patrol made 396,579 Southwest border apprehensions in fiscal 2018, about a quarter of the record 1,643,679 in fiscal 2000.
Border Patrol made 396,579 apprehensions on the Southwest border in fiscal year 2018, against a record of 1,643,679 in fiscal 2000. In the local Rio Grande Valley sector, apprehensions were 162,262 in fiscal 2018, down from 256,393 in fiscal 2014 (U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Southwest Border Sector Apprehensions FY1960–FY2018).
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- Border security briefing with Border Patrol officials in Mission, Texas, during the government shutdown over wall funding.
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