The second presidential primary debate on Sept. 27 drew heated discussion among seven GOP candidates. VERIFY fact-checked claims made during the debate.
Since President Biden took office, there have been more than 6 million Border Patrol encounters with migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. There is no official measurement of “illegal crossings,” but the U.S. Customs and Border Protection measures “
.” Between January 2021, when President Biden took office, and September 2023, there have been more than 6,300,000 encounters. : “Title 8 enforcement actions,” and “Title 42 expulsions.” A Title 8 enforcement action means a person tried to enter the U.S. unlawfully, and was deported. Title 42 was a pandemic-era rule that denied people from requesting asylum at the U.S. border due to COVID-19. Title 42 expired on May 11, 2023.
While more than 6 million “encounters” happened, that doesn’t mean CBP encountered 6 million different people. Some of those people were repeats. The notes in fiscal year 2021, 27% of encounters were people who had already tried to cross before in the past year.
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