“As you know, we apprehended over 144,000 people in a single month. That is a pace, which if it continues for 12 months, would put us on a pace for nearly 2 million apprehensions on the border.”
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a press release. Claim dated 21 Jun 2019.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
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This claim spread on social media around 21 June 2019. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 June 2019, 6 days later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
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