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John Cornyn: “Customs and Border Protection encounters with illegal…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Cornyn on Progress Made to Enact President Trump’s America First Agenda

Published | Video Starts at 04:17

We know in Texas what the price that we've had to pay, not just at the border, not just in Texas, but throughout the nation for the border open border policies of the Biden administration. Customs and Border Protection encounters with illegal migrants increased more than 40% from fiscal year 2021 to fiscal 2023, totaling more than 10 million encounters nationwide. And when we say this is an encounter, this is people showing up claiming asylum only to be released into the interior of the United States and given a court … (04:17–04:34)

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Asserts that CBP encounters with illegal migrants increased by over 40% from FY 2021 to FY 2023, totaling over 10 million.

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