Joe Rogan Experience #2565 - Michael Douglas · Aired Oct 14, 2026
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About 10 million migrants entered the United States illegally over four years.
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The "10 million" number comes from Border Patrol encounter counts, which are about 8.8 million nationwide through January 2024 per PolitiFact, and about 11 million over the full term per DHS. Encounters count stops, not people, so one person stopped three times counts three times. Many people were turned away, detained or removed, so the figure is not the number who entered, and no one has a definitive count of illegal entries. This would flip if government data showed about 10 million unique people actually entered and stayed.
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Is it true that about 10 million migrants entered the United States illegally over four years?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. 8 million nationwide through January 2024 per PolitiFact, and about 11 million over the full term per DHS. Encounters count stops, not people, so one person stopped three times counts three times. Joe Rogan said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2565 - Michael Douglas, aired Oct 14, 2026, at 36:20. The supporting source is politifact.com, linked below.
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