Border data shows how Biden-Harris admin stacks up against Trump on immigration [Video]

Customs and Border Protection data shows that President Biden oversaw a crisis of illegal immigration that dwarfed anything seen under former President Trump, despite recent fanfare about Biden’s border policies.

Members of the Biden administration have touted the relatively low number of border apprehensions in June, but CBP data shows that illegal immigration spiked massively after Biden’s inauguration in January 2021, and it has not dropped since.

When former President Trump entered office in 2016 after centering his campaign on high levels of illegal immigration, the CBP recorded 408,870 crossings for the fiscal year. That number would remain relatively stable throughout his term, dropping to 303,916 in FY 2017 before rising again to 396,579 in FY 2018.

His administration did see a large spike in 2019, however, more than doubling to 851,508 before once again returning …