“In the last two years, ICE officers arrested 235,000 criminals who were able to come in over the years through the United States.”
— President Trump, in remarks at the White House, Jan. 2
“This group has apprehended, last year, 17,000 criminals trying to get across the border. Seventeen thousand. And that’s one category. There are plenty of others.”
— Trump, in a White House briefing with border officials, Jan. 3
“3,755 Known or suspected terrorists prevented from traveling to or entering the U.S. by DHS (FY17)”
— Border security briefing from the Department of Homeland Security, Jan. 4
View the complete January 7 article by Salvador Rizzo on The Washington Post website here.