Overview

• During a July 10 interview on BBC’s “Reflections” podcast Kerry stated “Trump was right” to prioritize strict border enforcement.
• He criticized Democrats for allowing the U.S.-Mexico border to be “under siege” under President Biden’s administration.
• Kerry argued that an unprotected border undermines national sovereignty by declaring that “without a border protected, you don’t have a nation.”
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection data show illegal crossings have fallen to near-record lows in the first six months of President Trump’s second term.
• In June President Trump directed federal officials to focus deportation efforts on migrants in Democratic-run cities and called for the largest mass deportation program in U.S. history.