Approximately 20 million illegal aliens entered the United States under the Democratic administration.
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 30, 2026No matter what Democrats “say,” NEVER FORGET what they actually DID. This is the real record from just two short years ago: ❌ Inflation record high — hit 9.1% under Democrats. ✅ Today it’s 3.4% under Republicans. ❌ About 20 MILLION illegal aliens entered our country under Democrats. ✅ For a full fiscal year, the number is zero, and the border is secure thanks to Republicans. ❌ Democrats’ defund the police rhetoric and soft on crime policies let criminals off the hook and caused MASSIVE crime spikes in American communities. …
The claim that about 20 million illegal aliens entered the US under the Democratic (Biden-Harris) administration is contradicted by fact-checkers and official CBP-based data: encounters since January 2021 are roughly 10-12 million, and DHS estimates about 4.2 million led to removals, so 20 million is roughly double the record.
What we found
Contradicts. PolitiFact states that the claim of 21 million crossings under Biden-Harris is False, noting encounters of about 10.4 million since January 2021 and about 12.4 million including got-aways.[1]
Contradicts. USA Today rated the claim of 51 million entries False and noted that about 10 million encounters occurred under Biden-Harris, with resident illegal population estimates of 11-17 million making such totals implausible.[5]
Contradicts. FactCheck.org reports nearly 7 million apprehensions and 1.1 million inadmissible port arrivals from February 2021 to June 2024, and that many encountered individuals were removed or denied entry almost immediately.[2]
Contradicts. CBP-based House Homeland Security data shows about 10.8 million total encounters since FY2021 plus roughly 2 million known gotaways, still well short of 20 million.[3]
Context. Newsweek reports Pew estimated the undocumented population at 14 million in 2023, and notes the 20 million figure circulated among commentators; this is a stock estimate, not an entry count.[6]
Context. FAIR's 18.6 million figure estimates the illegal alien population residing in the US as of early 2025, a stock measure rather than the number who entered under Biden.[4]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 2 not rated
- 1Donald Trump has repeated immigration falsehoods ...politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2Trump TV Ad Repeats False 'Border Czar,' Illegal Immigration Claims - FactCheck.orgfactcheck.org · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 3STARTLING STATS FACTSHEET: Fiscal Year 2024 Ends With Nearly ...homeland.house.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 4How Many Illegal Aliens Are in the United States? 2025 ...congress.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 5Illegal border crossings are up but not 51 million | Fact checkusatoday.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
- 6Fact Check: Did 20 Million Illegal Immigrants Enter US Under ...newsweek.com · not rated · cited for: context
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