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Chris Christie, Former governor of New Jersey and a candidate for the 2024 Republican nomination for president

“In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? 38,000.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: Christie’s claim about apprehensions at the border and detention space is mostly right but needs clarification. Because of longstanding immigration laws and policies, not everyone who is apprehended can be detained.