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Border encounter volumes

Comparison of border encounter volumes under President Biden and President Trump

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Jan 14, 2026
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How many illegals crossed the border during Biden?

Across the Biden presidency, U.S. government sources and analysts consistently report millions of “encounters” at the border — not unique people — with totals ranging from roughly 9 million to more th...

Jan 23, 2026

How many illegals crossed the border between Biden and Obama administration

The ask—“How many illegals crossed the border between and administration”—is ambiguous: it could mean the total encounters during Biden’s term compared with Obama’s, or the number who crossed in the i...