“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.