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The Trump administration's claim of "zero" border crossings is falling apart
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The Trump administration's flat-out claim that no one is illegally crossing the southern border is starting to fall apart.
Key facts
- Roughly 8,000 people were encountered trying to illegally cross the Southern border in March, according to CBP data
- The Trump administration's flat-out claim that no one is illegally crossing the southern border is starting to fall apart
- The intrigue: The Trump administration has left itself without compromise on its declarations that the border is sealed
- While I agree we have the most secure border in our lifetime, significant vulnerabilities still remain and a lot more needs to be done before we can claim it's 'secure,'" former CBP acting
Summary
"We're still seeing the groups cross in the difficult terrain to work, head-to-toe camouflage, large backpacks, things like that," says Capt. He designed and runs the Southeastern Arizona Border Region Enforcement (SABRE) program that uses cameras to track illegal border crossings from California to New Mexico. Three data points suggest the southern border is far leakier than Trump officials will admit. SABRE tracks 200 to 300 crossers per month across the border, with about a 33% apprehension rate.