“Biden opened the border! It's wide open!”

What You Say

The border is not open. CBP recorded millions of encounters — meaning apprehensions, not free passage. Title 42 and subsequent executive actions restricted asylum access. Deportations and returns continued throughout the Biden administration. What changed was processing capacity and legal pathways expanded under parole programs. 'Open border' is a slogan, not a statistic — and the data shows record enforcement activity, not an open door.