Latest True 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 Kamala Harris dicho el Octubre 23, 2024 en a CNN town hall: "As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half." Byron Donalds dicho el Agosto 6, 2024 en una entrevista: "Tim Walz firmó una ley para dar licencia de conducir a inmigrantes ilegales en Minnesota". Byron Donalds dicho el Agosto 6, 2024 en an interview: "Tim Walz signed into law driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in Minnesota." Elise Stefanik dicho el Enero 28, 2024 en 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 dicho el Enero 2, 2024 en a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did." Francis Suarez dicho el Mayo 21, 2023 en 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 dicho el Marzo 30, 2021 en a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.” Chris Hayes dicho el Julio 7, 2020 en 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 dicho el Noviembre 13, 2019 en a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year." Mark Walker dicho el Noviembre 27, 2019 en 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 dicho el Junio 1, 2019 en 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 dicho el Abril 23, 2019 en a news conference: "The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens." Quentin Miller dicho el Febrero 26, 2019 en a speech: Says an ICE detainer request "is not a valid warrant." Jeff Merkley dicho el Septiembre 11, 2018 en an MSNBC interview: Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE. Jeff Sessions dicho el Julio 26, 2018 en a speech: "One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien." Mike Pence dicho el Julio 19, 2018 en 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 dicho el Julio 17, 2018 en 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 dicho el Junio 21, 2018 en in a monologue: "There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy. The Gateway Pundit dicho el Junio 21, 2018 en a headline: "Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated." Donald Trump dicho el Mayo 29, 2018 en a tweet: "Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages." Jerry Brown dicho el Abril 11, 2018 en 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 dicho el Enero 30, 2018 en a headline: "Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union." Ronald Brownstein dicho el Enero 23, 2018 en 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 dicho el Septiembre 18, 2017 en 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 dicho el Septiembre 6, 2017 en an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional." Louise Slaughter dicho el Septiembre 5, 2017 en a tweet: Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy." John Kelly dicho el Mayo 28, 2017 en 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 dicho el Abril 24, 2017 en 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 dicho el Febrero 16, 2017 en a radio interview: "We're experiencing a net outflow of illegal, undocumented workers from America back to Mexico." Donald Trump dicho el Abril 21, 2017 en an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years."
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Kamala Harris dicho el Octubre 23, 2024 en a CNN town hall: "As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half." Byron Donalds dicho el Agosto 6, 2024 en una entrevista: "Tim Walz firmó una ley para dar licencia de conducir a inmigrantes ilegales en Minnesota". Byron Donalds dicho el Agosto 6, 2024 en an interview: "Tim Walz signed into law driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in Minnesota." Elise Stefanik dicho el Enero 28, 2024 en 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 dicho el Enero 2, 2024 en a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did." Francis Suarez dicho el Mayo 21, 2023 en 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 dicho el Marzo 30, 2021 en a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.” Chris Hayes dicho el Julio 7, 2020 en 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 dicho el Noviembre 13, 2019 en a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year." Mark Walker dicho el Noviembre 27, 2019 en 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 dicho el Junio 1, 2019 en 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 dicho el Abril 23, 2019 en a news conference: "The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens." Quentin Miller dicho el Febrero 26, 2019 en a speech: Says an ICE detainer request "is not a valid warrant." Jeff Merkley dicho el Septiembre 11, 2018 en an MSNBC interview: Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE. Jeff Sessions dicho el Julio 26, 2018 en a speech: "One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien." Mike Pence dicho el Julio 19, 2018 en 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 dicho el Julio 17, 2018 en 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 dicho el Junio 21, 2018 en in a monologue: "There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy. The Gateway Pundit dicho el Junio 21, 2018 en a headline: "Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated." Donald Trump dicho el Mayo 29, 2018 en a tweet: "Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages." Jerry Brown dicho el Abril 11, 2018 en 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 dicho el Enero 30, 2018 en a headline: "Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union." Ronald Brownstein dicho el Enero 23, 2018 en 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 dicho el Septiembre 18, 2017 en 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 dicho el Septiembre 6, 2017 en an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional." Louise Slaughter dicho el Septiembre 5, 2017 en a tweet: Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy." John Kelly dicho el Mayo 28, 2017 en 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 dicho el Abril 24, 2017 en 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 dicho el Febrero 16, 2017 en a radio interview: "We're experiencing a net outflow of illegal, undocumented workers from America back to Mexico." Donald Trump dicho el Abril 21, 2017 en an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years."
Kamala Harris dicho el Octubre 23, 2024 en a CNN town hall: "As of today, we have cut the flow of immigration by over half."
Byron Donalds dicho el Agosto 6, 2024 en una entrevista: "Tim Walz firmó una ley para dar licencia de conducir a inmigrantes ilegales en Minnesota".
Byron Donalds dicho el Agosto 6, 2024 en an interview: "Tim Walz signed into law driver's licenses for illegal immigrants in Minnesota."
Elise Stefanik dicho el Enero 28, 2024 en 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 dicho el Enero 2, 2024 en a town hall: Donald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did."
Francis Suarez dicho el Mayo 21, 2023 en 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 dicho el Marzo 30, 2021 en a tweet: “Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.”
Chris Hayes dicho el Julio 7, 2020 en 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 dicho el Noviembre 13, 2019 en a tweet: The United States is the only nation "that grants legal permanent residency to more than a million people per year."
Mark Walker dicho el Noviembre 27, 2019 en 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 dicho el Junio 1, 2019 en 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 dicho el Abril 23, 2019 en a news conference: "The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens."
Quentin Miller dicho el Febrero 26, 2019 en a speech: Says an ICE detainer request "is not a valid warrant."
Jeff Merkley dicho el Septiembre 11, 2018 en an MSNBC interview: Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE.
Jeff Sessions dicho el Julio 26, 2018 en a speech: "One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien."
Mike Pence dicho el Julio 19, 2018 en 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 dicho el Julio 17, 2018 en 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 dicho el Junio 21, 2018 en in a monologue: "There isn't a system" for reuniting families separated under Trump’s zero tolerance border policy.
The Gateway Pundit dicho el Junio 21, 2018 en a headline: "Migrant mother and ‘crying girl’ on Time cover never separated."
Donald Trump dicho el Mayo 29, 2018 en a tweet: "Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages."
Jerry Brown dicho el Abril 11, 2018 en 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 dicho el Enero 30, 2018 en a headline: "Rep. Paul Gosar asks Capitol Police to arrest illegal immigrants attending State of the Union."
Ronald Brownstein dicho el Enero 23, 2018 en 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 dicho el Septiembre 18, 2017 en 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 dicho el Septiembre 6, 2017 en an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show: "No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional."
Louise Slaughter dicho el Septiembre 5, 2017 en a tweet: Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."
John Kelly dicho el Mayo 28, 2017 en 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 dicho el Abril 24, 2017 en 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 dicho el Febrero 16, 2017 en a radio interview: "We're experiencing a net outflow of illegal, undocumented workers from America back to Mexico."
Donald Trump dicho el Abril 21, 2017 en an interview with the Associated Press: Illegal immigration on the U.S.-Mexico border is "the lowest in 17 years."
