Latest True Fact-checks in Immigration Kamala Harris stated on October 23, 2024 in a CNN town hall: "As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half." Byron Donalds stated on August 6, 2024 in una entrevista: "Tim Walz firmó una ley para dar licencia de conducir a inmigrantes ilegales en Minnesota". Byron Donalds stated on August 6, 2024 in an interview: "Tim Walz signed into law driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in Minnesota." Elise Stefanik stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did." Francis Suarez stated on May 21, 2023 in a TV interview: “Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.” Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.” Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.” Ron Johnson stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year." Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria. Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 1, 2019 in a veterans event in California: Says immigrant military service members applying for U.S. citizenship "are getting rejected at higher numbers than those who are not veterans." Letitia James stated on April 23, 2019 in a news conference: "The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens." Quentin Miller stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech: Says an ICE detainer request "is not a valid warrant." Jeff Merkley stated on September 11, 2018 in an MSNBC interview: Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE. Jeff Sessions stated on July 26, 2018 in a speech: "One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien." Mike Pence stated on July 19, 2018 in a speech: In 2017, ICE "arrested more than 127,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or facing charges of breaking our nation's’ laws," and removed nearly 5,000 gang members. Kamala Harris stated on July 17, 2018 in a press conference: "Let’s talk about the facts and where we are today. There are still nearly 2,600 children who are separated from their parents" due to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy. Rachel Maddow stated on June 21, 2018 in in a monologue: "There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy. The Gateway Pundit stated on June 21, 2018 in a headline: "Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated." Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages." Jerry Brown stated on April 11, 2018 in a letter to the Trump administration: "Here are the facts: there is no massive wave of migrants pouring into California. Overall immigrant apprehensions on the border last year were as low as they’ve been in nearly 50 years (and 85 percent of the apprehensions occurred outside of California)." USA Trainnews stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: "Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union." Ronald Brownstein stated on January 23, 2018 in a CNN interview: "They found 60 votes in the Senate in 2006 and 2013" for immigration legislation, and "each time the House Republican majority refused to take it up." Nancy Pelosi stated on September 18, 2017 in a speech at Sacramento State University: "Seventy-six percent of the American people support us passing the DREAM Act … with citizenship and legalization as part of it all. … More than 60 percent of Republicans support that." Eric Schneiderman stated on September 6, 2017 in an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional." Louise Slaughter stated on September 5, 2017 in a tweet: Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy." John Kelly stated on May 28, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Many of the countries in question (in Trump’s travel ban) don't even have a U.S. embassy there to help us vet." Scott Peters stated on April 24, 2017 in a news article: The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers." Ron Kind stated on February 16, 2017 in a radio interview: "We're experiencing a net outflow of illegal, undocumented workers from America back to Mexico." Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2017 in an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years."
Kamala Harris stated on October 23, 2024 in a CNN town hall: "As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half." Byron Donalds stated on August 6, 2024 in una entrevista: "Tim Walz firmó una ley para dar licencia de conducir a inmigrantes ilegales en Minnesota". Byron Donalds stated on August 6, 2024 in an interview: "Tim Walz signed into law driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in Minnesota." Elise Stefanik stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did." Francis Suarez stated on May 21, 2023 in a TV interview: “Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.” Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.” Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.” Ron Johnson stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year." Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria. Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 1, 2019 in a veterans event in California: Says immigrant military service members applying for U.S. citizenship "are getting rejected at higher numbers than those who are not veterans." Letitia James stated on April 23, 2019 in a news conference: "The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens." Quentin Miller stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech: Says an ICE detainer request "is not a valid warrant." Jeff Merkley stated on September 11, 2018 in an MSNBC interview: Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE. Jeff Sessions stated on July 26, 2018 in a speech: "One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien." Mike Pence stated on July 19, 2018 in a speech: In 2017, ICE "arrested more than 127,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or facing charges of breaking our nation's’ laws," and removed nearly 5,000 gang members. Kamala Harris stated on July 17, 2018 in a press conference: "Let’s talk about the facts and where we are today. There are still nearly 2,600 children who are separated from their parents" due to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy. Rachel Maddow stated on June 21, 2018 in in a monologue: "There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy. The Gateway Pundit stated on June 21, 2018 in a headline: "Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated." Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages." Jerry Brown stated on April 11, 2018 in a letter to the Trump administration: "Here are the facts: there is no massive wave of migrants pouring into California. Overall immigrant apprehensions on the border last year were as low as they’ve been in nearly 50 years (and 85 percent of the apprehensions occurred outside of California)." USA Trainnews stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: "Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union." Ronald Brownstein stated on January 23, 2018 in a CNN interview: "They found 60 votes in the Senate in 2006 and 2013" for immigration legislation, and "each time the House Republican majority refused to take it up." Nancy Pelosi stated on September 18, 2017 in a speech at Sacramento State University: "Seventy-six percent of the American people support us passing the DREAM Act … with citizenship and legalization as part of it all. … More than 60 percent of Republicans support that." Eric Schneiderman stated on September 6, 2017 in an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional." Louise Slaughter stated on September 5, 2017 in a tweet: Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy." John Kelly stated on May 28, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Many of the countries in question (in Trump’s travel ban) don't even have a U.S. embassy there to help us vet." Scott Peters stated on April 24, 2017 in a news article: The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers." Ron Kind stated on February 16, 2017 in a radio interview: "We're experiencing a net outflow of illegal, undocumented workers from America back to Mexico." Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2017 in an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years."
Kamala Harris stated on October 23, 2024 in a CNN town hall: "As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half."
Byron Donalds stated on August 6, 2024 in una entrevista: "Tim Walz firmó una ley para dar licencia de conducir a inmigrantes ilegales en Minnesota".
Byron Donalds stated on August 6, 2024 in an interview: "Tim Walz signed into law driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in Minnesota."
Elise Stefanik stated on January 28, 2024 in a television interview: “We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 2, 2024 in a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did."
Francis Suarez stated on May 21, 2023 in a TV interview: “Just last year,” Miami-Dade Public Schools “had over 14,000 new children, 10,000 of which came from four countries of Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti.”
Greg Abbott stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.”
Chris Hayes stated on July 7, 2020 in a TV segment: "Higher education is one of America's strongest export sectors. Over 1 million international students studied at American universities, (in the) 2018-19 school year. They contributed over $40 billion to the economy.”
Ron Johnson stated on November 13, 2019 in a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year."
Mark Walker stated on November 27, 2019 in a tweet: Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria.
Tulsi Gabbard stated on June 1, 2019 in a veterans event in California: Says immigrant military service members applying for U.S. citizenship "are getting rejected at higher numbers than those who are not veterans."
Letitia James stated on April 23, 2019 in a news conference: "The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens."
Quentin Miller stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech: Says an ICE detainer request "is not a valid warrant."
Jeff Merkley stated on September 11, 2018 in an MSNBC interview: Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE.
Jeff Sessions stated on July 26, 2018 in a speech: "One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien."
Mike Pence stated on July 19, 2018 in a speech: In 2017, ICE "arrested more than 127,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or facing charges of breaking our nation's’ laws," and removed nearly 5,000 gang members.
Kamala Harris stated on July 17, 2018 in a press conference: "Let’s talk about the facts and where we are today. There are still nearly 2,600 children who are separated from their parents" due to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy.
Rachel Maddow stated on June 21, 2018 in in a monologue: "There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy.
The Gateway Pundit stated on June 21, 2018 in a headline: "Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated."
Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2018 in a tweet: "Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages."
Jerry Brown stated on April 11, 2018 in a letter to the Trump administration: "Here are the facts: there is no massive wave of migrants pouring into California. Overall immigrant apprehensions on the border last year were as low as they’ve been in nearly 50 years (and 85 percent of the apprehensions occurred outside of California)."
USA Trainnews stated on January 30, 2018 in a headline: "Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union."
Ronald Brownstein stated on January 23, 2018 in a CNN interview: "They found 60 votes in the Senate in 2006 and 2013" for immigration legislation, and "each time the House Republican majority refused to take it up."
Nancy Pelosi stated on September 18, 2017 in a speech at Sacramento State University: "Seventy-six percent of the American people support us passing the DREAM Act … with citizenship and legalization as part of it all. … More than 60 percent of Republicans support that."
Eric Schneiderman stated on September 6, 2017 in an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional."
Louise Slaughter stated on September 5, 2017 in a tweet: Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."
John Kelly stated on May 28, 2017 in a Fox News interview: "Many of the countries in question (in Trump’s travel ban) don't even have a U.S. embassy there to help us vet."
Scott Peters stated on April 24, 2017 in a news article: The estimated price of President Trump’s border wall is the same as the cost of "one and a half aircraft carriers."
Ron Kind stated on February 16, 2017 in a radio interview: "We're experiencing a net outflow of illegal, undocumented workers from America back to Mexico."
Donald Trump stated on April 21, 2017 in an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years."