Watch: Border Patrol union president fact checks Fox News host live on air

As Senate Republicans gear up to obstruct the bipartisan border bill that was released by negotiators this Sunday, National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd appeared on Fox News this Tuesday and countered some misconceptions about the deal.

Judd acknowledged that there are "plenty of weaknesses" in the bill, but added that there are "also a lot of strengths."

Judd said that February is so far a "slow month," but Border Patrol is nevertheless dealing with "6,700 apprehensions on a daily basis."

Also read: Trump 'better get his act together' or risk being demolished by D.C. jury: CNN analyst

"What [the bill] would do is it would cap it to where we couldn't take any more than 5,000," he continued. "Now, this does not say that we're going to release 5,000 people into the United States, in fact, it's the exact opposite. It says we will hold single adults in custody. They will not be subject to release."

According to Judd, those aspects of the deal amount to a "huge deterrent" when it comes to illegal border crossings, adding that the "main magnet" for border crossings is the anticipation of being released "into the United States."

"Once you stop that magnet, you will stop a lot of people from coming," Judd said.

Watch the video below or at this link.