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Kristi Noem: “Yes, that is correct.”

Featuring: Kristi Noem, Republican | Secretary of Homeland Security, Former Governor of South Dakota | National

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We have over 1500 now today that have been apprehended and are being brought to justice. In the first hundred days of the second Trump administration, is it correct that daily border encounters decreased by approximately 93%? Yes, that is correct. That encounters with gotaways, those who are escaping apprehension, decreased by roughly 95%? That is correct. And that illegal crossings Overall fell by 99%? That is correct. (06:44–06:46)

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Confirms daily border encounters decreased by approximately 93% in the first 100 days of the second Trump administration.

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