Latest Fact-checks in Immigration Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Florida Immigrant Coalition stated on March 27, 2017 in a Florida House subcommittee hearing: "As an undocumented immigrant, you do have constitutional rights here in the United States." Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Immigrants are responsible for 96 percent of our small biz growth since 2000." Brendan Reilly stated on February 24, 2017 in on Twitter : Said Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have both described deportations as "a military operation." Donald Trump stated on March 20, 2017 in a rally in Kentucky: "Since the day of my election, we've already cut illegal immigration at the southern border by 61 percent." Patrick Leahy stated on March 8, 2017 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing: Wealthy foreigners can obtain visas through a special program, but only a small number "invest in true high-unemployment areas. Almost every other EB-5 project uses gerrymandering to qualify as distressed." Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House subcommittee hearing: "Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime." Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2017 in his first Cabinet meeting: "In the first full month of my administration following the issuance of my executive orders, illegal immigration on our southern border fell by an unprecedented 40 percent." Keith Ellison stated on March 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States." Social Media stated on March 6, 2017 in social media posts: "It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House. Sean Ryan stated on March 1, 2017 in a press conference: "Just last year, over 5,000 refugees came to New York state, and 94 percent settled outside of New York City." Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country." Greg Abbott stated on February 6, 2017 in a tweet: Says Travis County’s sheriff refuses to enforce 8 USC 1373. Kamala Harris stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech: "Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime." Steve Adler stated on February 14, 2017 in an open letter to Austin residents: "Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states." Robert Menendez stated on February 13, 2017 in a tweet: Recent immigration raids "are not business as usual. The raids are being done indiscriminately. They’re not focused simply on criminal aliens." Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." Tom Cotton stated on February 7, 2017 in a Fox News interview: Of 1 million green cards issued a year, "almost none of those green cards are based on job skills or demonstrated economic needs." Ron Johnson stated on February 3, 2017 in a CNN interview: Israel cut its illegal immigration rate by "99 percent" by constructing a 143-mile fence along its southern border. Donald Trump stated on February 12, 2017 in a tweet: Says "72% of refugees admitted into U.S. (2/3 -2/11) during COURT BREAKDOWN are from 7 countries: SYRIA, IRAQ, SOMALIA, IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & YEMEN." Dawn Buckingham stated on February 8, 2017 in a campaign email blast: "Hundreds of illegal immigrants subject to detainers were released in the last week since the new sanctuary policy was adopted by the Travis County Sheriff's Office." Bloggers stated on January 30, 2017 in a blog post: Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi. Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview: The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists." Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2017 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly: Says "109 people out of hundreds of thousands of travelers" were affected by the immigration executive order. Tom McClintock stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants." Keith Ellison stated on January 29, 2017 in a CBS 'Face The Nation' interview: "About three-quarters of (Syrian refugees) are women and children. A full third of them are kids under 12 years old." Marco Rubio stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa." Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2017 in a tweet: "The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia." Ted Lieu stated on January 27, 2017 in in a press release: "The chances of being killed by a refugee committing a terrorist act is 1 in 3.6 billion." John Cornyn stated on November 22, 2016 in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017.
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Florida Immigrant Coalition stated on March 27, 2017 in a Florida House subcommittee hearing: "As an undocumented immigrant, you do have constitutional rights here in the United States." Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Immigrants are responsible for 96 percent of our small biz growth since 2000." Brendan Reilly stated on February 24, 2017 in on Twitter : Said Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have both described deportations as "a military operation." Donald Trump stated on March 20, 2017 in a rally in Kentucky: "Since the day of my election, we've already cut illegal immigration at the southern border by 61 percent." Patrick Leahy stated on March 8, 2017 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing: Wealthy foreigners can obtain visas through a special program, but only a small number "invest in true high-unemployment areas. Almost every other EB-5 project uses gerrymandering to qualify as distressed." Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House subcommittee hearing: "Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime." Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2017 in his first Cabinet meeting: "In the first full month of my administration following the issuance of my executive orders, illegal immigration on our southern border fell by an unprecedented 40 percent." Keith Ellison stated on March 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States." Social Media stated on March 6, 2017 in social media posts: "It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House. Sean Ryan stated on March 1, 2017 in a press conference: "Just last year, over 5,000 refugees came to New York state, and 94 percent settled outside of New York City." Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country." Greg Abbott stated on February 6, 2017 in a tweet: Says Travis County’s sheriff refuses to enforce 8 USC 1373. Kamala Harris stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech: "Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime." Steve Adler stated on February 14, 2017 in an open letter to Austin residents: "Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states." Robert Menendez stated on February 13, 2017 in a tweet: Recent immigration raids "are not business as usual. The raids are being done indiscriminately. They’re not focused simply on criminal aliens." Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country." Tom Cotton stated on February 7, 2017 in a Fox News interview: Of 1 million green cards issued a year, "almost none of those green cards are based on job skills or demonstrated economic needs." Ron Johnson stated on February 3, 2017 in a CNN interview: Israel cut its illegal immigration rate by "99 percent" by constructing a 143-mile fence along its southern border. Donald Trump stated on February 12, 2017 in a tweet: Says "72% of refugees admitted into U.S. (2/3 -2/11) during COURT BREAKDOWN are from 7 countries: SYRIA, IRAQ, SOMALIA, IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & YEMEN." Dawn Buckingham stated on February 8, 2017 in a campaign email blast: "Hundreds of illegal immigrants subject to detainers were released in the last week since the new sanctuary policy was adopted by the Travis County Sheriff's Office." Bloggers stated on January 30, 2017 in a blog post: Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi. Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' " Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview: The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists." Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2017 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly: Says "109 people out of hundreds of thousands of travelers" were affected by the immigration executive order. Tom McClintock stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants." Keith Ellison stated on January 29, 2017 in a CBS 'Face The Nation' interview: "About three-quarters of (Syrian refugees) are women and children. A full third of them are kids under 12 years old." Marco Rubio stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa." Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2017 in a tweet: "The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia." Ted Lieu stated on January 27, 2017 in in a press release: "The chances of being killed by a refugee committing a terrorist act is 1 in 3.6 billion." John Cornyn stated on November 22, 2016 in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017.
Florida Immigrant Coalition stated on March 27, 2017 in a Florida House subcommittee hearing: "As an undocumented immigrant, you do have constitutional rights here in the United States."
Jim Kenney stated on March 27, 2017 in a tweet: "Immigrants are responsible for 96 percent of our small biz growth since 2000."
Brendan Reilly stated on February 24, 2017 in on Twitter : Said Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump have both described deportations as "a military operation."
Donald Trump stated on March 20, 2017 in a rally in Kentucky: "Since the day of my election, we've already cut illegal immigration at the southern border by 61 percent."
Patrick Leahy stated on March 8, 2017 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing: Wealthy foreigners can obtain visas through a special program, but only a small number "invest in true high-unemployment areas. Almost every other EB-5 project uses gerrymandering to qualify as distressed."
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops stated on March 15, 2017 in a Florida House subcommittee hearing: "Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime."
Donald Trump stated on March 13, 2017 in his first Cabinet meeting: "In the first full month of my administration following the issuance of my executive orders, illegal immigration on our southern border fell by an unprecedented 40 percent."
Keith Ellison stated on March 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe": Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."
Social Media stated on March 6, 2017 in social media posts: "It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House.
Sean Ryan stated on March 1, 2017 in a press conference: "Just last year, over 5,000 refugees came to New York state, and 94 percent settled outside of New York City."
Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress: "According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country."
Greg Abbott stated on February 6, 2017 in a tweet: Says Travis County’s sheriff refuses to enforce 8 USC 1373.
Kamala Harris stated on February 16, 2017 in a speech: "Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime."
Steve Adler stated on February 14, 2017 in an open letter to Austin residents: "Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states."
Robert Menendez stated on February 13, 2017 in a tweet: Recent immigration raids "are not business as usual. The raids are being done indiscriminately. They’re not focused simply on criminal aliens."
Stephen Miller stated on February 12, 2017 in an interview on ABC's "This Week": "I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country."
Tom Cotton stated on February 7, 2017 in a Fox News interview: Of 1 million green cards issued a year, "almost none of those green cards are based on job skills or demonstrated economic needs."
Ron Johnson stated on February 3, 2017 in a CNN interview: Israel cut its illegal immigration rate by "99 percent" by constructing a 143-mile fence along its southern border.
Donald Trump stated on February 12, 2017 in a tweet: Says "72% of refugees admitted into U.S. (2/3 -2/11) during COURT BREAKDOWN are from 7 countries: SYRIA, IRAQ, SOMALIA, IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & YEMEN."
Dawn Buckingham stated on February 8, 2017 in a campaign email blast: "Hundreds of illegal immigrants subject to detainers were released in the last week since the new sanctuary policy was adopted by the Travis County Sheriff's Office."
Bloggers stated on January 30, 2017 in a blog post: Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi.
Donald Trump stated on February 2, 2017 in a Facebook post: "Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' "
Reince Priebus stated on January 29, 2017 in an interview: The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."
Donald Trump stated on February 5, 2017 in an interview with Bill O'Reilly: Says "109 people out of hundreds of thousands of travelers" were affected by the immigration executive order.
Tom McClintock stated on January 31, 2017 in an interview: Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants."
Keith Ellison stated on January 29, 2017 in a CBS 'Face The Nation' interview: "About three-quarters of (Syrian refugees) are women and children. A full third of them are kids under 12 years old."
Marco Rubio stated on January 27, 2017 in an interview: "In Florida, 70 percent of the people here illegally came on an airplane. They overstayed a visa."
Donald Trump stated on February 1, 2017 in a tweet: "The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia."
Ted Lieu stated on January 27, 2017 in in a press release: "The chances of being killed by a refugee committing a terrorist act is 1 in 3.6 billion."
John Cornyn stated on November 22, 2016 in a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson: Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017.
