Up for Debate: Trump, DeSantis, and 2024 GOP hopefuls' stance on immigration and the border

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Homeland security and the global migration phenomenon will be leading topics during the first debate of the GOP primary season.

Between President Joe Biden's first full month in office in February 2021 and June 2023, federal law enforcement at the nation's land, air, and sea borders have encountered 6,666,409 people who attempted to enter the United States unlawfully, according to public data on Customs and Border Protection's website. Exactly 5,094,425 of the larger number were apprehended by Border Patrol agents after they crossed illegally between ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border.

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