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On the recordJune 26, 2025
The numbers, now, are something like, last time I looked, 12,000 a month. The prior administration sometimes saw that in a day.
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Jeh Johnson
Democratic · New York

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Commenting on the current border numbers compared to previous administration's figures.

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