Op-Ed | Center for Homeland Security and Immigration

Op-Ed: Biden is cooking the books at the border

The Honorable Chad Wolf ,  July 18, 2023

This article originally appeared in Fox News on July 18, 2023

When Joe Biden was vice president, the Obama administration changed the way the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) counted deportations, making it appear that they were enforcing immigration law while trying to negotiate a mass amnesty bill. 

They padded these numbers by including the number of recent unlawful border crossers who were returned after being in U.S. Border Patrol custody. This inflated a count that historically included only illegal aliens removed from American communities by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 

Unfortunately, the Biden administration is now cooking the books on unlawful entries but is doing so to make the numbers look smaller and to try to convince the American people and the media that their border security strategy is working.

Read full op-ed in Fox News

Similar Articles

More on Border Security & Immigration
America First Policy Institute |

Early America First Wins to Expect in Congress

April 30, 2025
Messaging & Data Lab | Jenn Pellegrino

America First Unfiltered: Criminals Deported, AI in Classrooms, & DEI Dismantled

April 24, 2025
Center for Homeland Security and Immigration | The Honorable Chad Wolf , Bob Unanue

Bob Unanue & Chad Wolf Reject Political Hypocrisy & the Open Border Policies of the Left

April 17, 2025

Join The
Movement



By providing your information, you become a member of America First Policy Institute and consent to receive emails. By checking the opt in box, you consent to receive recurring SMS/MMS messages. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency varies. Text STOP to opt-out or HELP for help. SMS opt in will not be sold, rented, or shared. View our Privacy Policy and Mobile Terms of Service.