The FBI has executed 86 foreign transfers of custody for perps captured overseas in 2025.
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The Dan Bongino ShowSep 16, 2026
The figure of 86 foreign transfers of custody is reported consistently across several outlets, citing FBI data. However, the sources describe the 86 as a total over Patel's first 18 months in office, not as a count for calendar year 2025, so the 2025 timeframe is contradicted.
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… We have arrested 5,072 child predators and human traffickers. That's up 13%. This FBI is making America safe. We, this FBI, have arrested 4,260 foreign terrorist organization related aliens. That's up 38%. This FBI has executed 86 foreign transfers of custody, a 54% increase, for perps captured overseas in 2025. According to the Uniform Crime Report, we delivered the largest reduction in the murder rate in the history of America. …
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Contradicts. The sources frame the 86 transfers as a cumulative 18-month figure (compared with the last 18 months of the Biden administration), which spans 2025 and into 2026. None states that 86 transfers occurred in 2025 alone, so the claim's 2025 timeframe is not what the record reports.[1][2]
Supports. Fox News, citing FBI data, reports the FBI executed 86 FTOCs (foreign transfers of custody) in the 18 months covered by Patel's tenure, and the same figure appears in CNN and FLVoice coverage of the Senate hearing.[1][2][3][4]
Context. The 54% increase is measured against the final 18 months of the Biden administration, and the 86 figure is quoted from Patel's own testimony and FBI data as reported by Fox; the claimant's own remarks are not treated as corroboration.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 6 not rated
- 1EXCLUSIVE: FBI extraditions soar as Patel ramps up foreign outreach, vows 'no sanctuary'foxbangor.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 2FBI extraditions soar as Patel ramps up foreign outreach, vows 'no ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3FBI Director Kash Patel Faces Senate Judiciary Committee. Aired 9 ...transcripts.cnn.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Patel reveals historic crime drop, 10-of-10 Most Wanted takedown in ...flvoicenews.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5"America Safer Than It’s Ever Been": FBI Chief Patel Touts Crime Stats | APTyoutube.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6CNN News Central CNN September 15, 2026 6:00am-7:00am PDTarchive.org · not rated · cited for: context
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