The U.S. government has not released a single illegal alien into the country in 16 straight months.
Posted by Speaker Mike Johnson, Checked
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Speaker Mike Johnson@SpeakerJohnsonOct 14, 2026CBP's primary release documents 16 straight months of zero Border Patrol releases of illegal aliens, so the narrow claim is supported as of the record date. The claim's broader scope ('the U.S. government') is contradicted by a Federal Register notice stating millions of aliens were released into communities nationwide on June 27, 2025, which falls within the streak period.
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What was said
… The average household income went up by almost $5,400 just because of our policies. We also have the safest country in 126 years. The lowest murder rate, lowest violent crime rate in 126 years. We have a secure border. We've not released a single illegal alien into the country in 16 straight months. We have more jobs, more opportunity. We've created a million private sector jobs in the last 19 months in this country. And the success goes on and on. Lowest prescription drug crisis in 60 years. That's because we did what we said we were going to do. …
What we found
Contradicts. A 2026 Federal Register notice states that on June 27, 2025, millions of aliens were released into communities nationwide, which conflicts with a government-wide claim of no releases over the 16-month period.[1]
Supports. CBP's official newsroom release reports '16 straight months of zero releases' and states Border Patrol released zero illegal aliens in August, compared with 10,186 under the Biden administration.[2]
Context. The release-count claim is a Border Patrol statistic; the White House page cites only eight consecutive months, and a Rep. Ben Cline post repeats the 16-month framing without independent data, so it adds no corroboration.[3][4]
Context. The claim's 'U.S. government' scope is broader than the Border Patrol metric in the CBP release, and the passage's 'we've' does not specify which body is meant.[2]
Sources
4 sources: 3 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Imposition and Collection of Civil Penalties for Certain ...federalregister.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts
- 2Trump administration delivers 16 straight months of zero ...cbp.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
- 3Secure the Borderwhitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 416 straight months of ZERO releases at the border. ...facebook.com · not rated · cited for: context
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