Overview
- She put the year-to-date total at 93,821 deportations as of August 24 under the current Trump term.
- She also reported 86,017 repatriations to Mexico since January 2017.
- She contrasted current figures with historical peaks, citing 1,150,906 returns in 2000 under Bill Clinton and 601,356 in 2009 under Barack Obama.
- She said crossings have fallen following the removal of the CBP One appointment system and cited an average of 307 border encounters that are mostly returned.
- She affirmed that returnees receive federal assistance at reception points, including Bienestar Paisano support.