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Effectiveness of Trump's border wall

The Trump administration's claim about the effectiveness of the border wall in reducing illegal crossings and smuggling

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Jan 17, 2026
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How has federal prosecution of 8 U.S.C. §1325 and §1326 changed across administrations since 2000?

Federal prosecutions under 8 U.S.C. §§1325 (illegal entry) and 1326 (illegal reentry) have shifted from a relatively constrained tool in the early 2000s to becoming the single largest category of fede...

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...