Latest True Fact-checks in Homeland Security Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview: The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners. Ron Johnson stated on May 26, 2019 in a TV interview: "Just the last three weeks, on average about 23,000 women, children, men are coming over across the border illegally as family units or as unaccompanied children." 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. 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)." 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." 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." Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2017 in an interview on CBS: "General Flynn got his clearance from the Obama administration." 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." 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." Luke Messer stated on January 5, 2017 in a CNN story: "By funding the authorization that’s already happened a decade ago (in the Secure Fence Act of 2006), we could start the process of meeting Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to secure the border." Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S." Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture." Lloyd Doggett stated on January 26, 2015 in oped commentary: The Department of Homeland Security is "the only federal department not funded for this entire fiscal year" by Congress. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 14, 2014 in a TV interview: The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution." Rand Paul stated on August 14, 2014 in an opinion column: "Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts." John Oliver stated on August 17, 2014 in a segment on his show, Last Week Tonight: Says Keene, N.H., requested a "military-grade armored personnel truck," citing their annual Pumpkin Festival as "a possible target" for terrorists. Jake Tapper stated on January 2, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper": "The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined." John Scocos stated on September 20, 2013 in a statement: "There are still tens of thousands of missing service members from previous and current conflicts that our nation is working to find and repatriate." Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: "Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses" of smallpox vaccine and "I created enough" to vaccinate "every man, woman and child against smallpox in America." David Ralston stated on July 10, 2012 in an article: Federal regulations required the changes to Georgia's driver’s license renewal process. John Axford stated on February 14, 2012 in a Tweet: All travelers -- even babies -- arriving in the U.S. by air must have a passport. David Quiroa stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release: "Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license." Tom Kean stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC: Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees. Michael Cutler stated on June 7, 2011 in an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV: "A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels."
Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview: The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners. Ron Johnson stated on May 26, 2019 in a TV interview: "Just the last three weeks, on average about 23,000 women, children, men are coming over across the border illegally as family units or as unaccompanied children." 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. 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)." 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." 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." Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2017 in an interview on CBS: "General Flynn got his clearance from the Obama administration." 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." 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." Luke Messer stated on January 5, 2017 in a CNN story: "By funding the authorization that’s already happened a decade ago (in the Secure Fence Act of 2006), we could start the process of meeting Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to secure the border." Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them." Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election." Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S." Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture." Lloyd Doggett stated on January 26, 2015 in oped commentary: The Department of Homeland Security is "the only federal department not funded for this entire fiscal year" by Congress. Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 14, 2014 in a TV interview: The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution." Rand Paul stated on August 14, 2014 in an opinion column: "Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts." John Oliver stated on August 17, 2014 in a segment on his show, Last Week Tonight: Says Keene, N.H., requested a "military-grade armored personnel truck," citing their annual Pumpkin Festival as "a possible target" for terrorists. Jake Tapper stated on January 2, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper": "The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined." John Scocos stated on September 20, 2013 in a statement: "There are still tens of thousands of missing service members from previous and current conflicts that our nation is working to find and repatriate." Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: "Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses" of smallpox vaccine and "I created enough" to vaccinate "every man, woman and child against smallpox in America." David Ralston stated on July 10, 2012 in an article: Federal regulations required the changes to Georgia's driver’s license renewal process. John Axford stated on February 14, 2012 in a Tweet: All travelers -- even babies -- arriving in the U.S. by air must have a passport. David Quiroa stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release: "Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license." Tom Kean stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC: Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees. Michael Cutler stated on June 7, 2011 in an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV: "A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels."
Mitt Romney stated on August 29, 2021 in a CNN interview: The Trump administration worked to free 5,000 Taliban prisoners.
Ron Johnson stated on May 26, 2019 in a TV interview: "Just the last three weeks, on average about 23,000 women, children, men are coming over across the border illegally as family units or as unaccompanied children."
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.
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)."
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."
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."
Donald Trump stated on April 30, 2017 in an interview on CBS: "General Flynn got his clearance from the Obama administration."
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."
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."
Luke Messer stated on January 5, 2017 in a CNN story: "By funding the authorization that’s already happened a decade ago (in the Secure Fence Act of 2006), we could start the process of meeting Mr. Trump’s campaign pledge to secure the border."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida: Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them."
Hillary Clinton stated on October 19, 2016 in the third 2016 presidential debate: "We have 17 intelligence agencies, civilian and military, who have all concluded that these espionage attacks, these cyberattacks, come from the highest levels of the Kremlin, and they are designed to influence our election."
Barack Obama stated on September 20, 2016 in a speech to the Leader's Summit on Refugees: "Refugees are subject to more rigorous screening than the average tourist in the U.S."
Hillary Clinton stated on March 22, 2016 in a speech at Stanford University.: When it comes to fighting terrorism, "Another thing we know that does not work, based on lots of empirical evidence, is torture."
Lloyd Doggett stated on January 26, 2015 in oped commentary: The Department of Homeland Security is "the only federal department not funded for this entire fiscal year" by Congress.
Sheldon Whitehouse stated on December 14, 2014 in a TV interview: The United States "decided waterboarding was torture back when we court-martialed American soldiers for waterboarding Philippine insurgents in the Philippine revolution."
Rand Paul stated on August 14, 2014 in an opinion column: "Washington has incentivized the militarization of local police precincts."
John Oliver stated on August 17, 2014 in a segment on his show, Last Week Tonight: Says Keene, N.H., requested a "military-grade armored personnel truck," citing their annual Pumpkin Festival as "a possible target" for terrorists.
Jake Tapper stated on January 2, 2014 in a broadcast of CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper": "The Obama administration has used the Espionage Act to go after whistleblowers who leaked to journalists ... more than all previous administrations combined."
John Scocos stated on September 20, 2013 in a statement: "There are still tens of thousands of missing service members from previous and current conflicts that our nation is working to find and repatriate."
Tommy Thompson stated on June 4, 2012 in a speech: "Donna Shalala left me with 12 million doses" of smallpox vaccine and "I created enough" to vaccinate "every man, woman and child against smallpox in America."
David Ralston stated on July 10, 2012 in an article: Federal regulations required the changes to Georgia's driver’s license renewal process.
John Axford stated on February 14, 2012 in a Tweet: All travelers -- even babies -- arriving in the U.S. by air must have a passport.
David Quiroa stated on October 3, 2011 in a news release: "Under Governor Almond the RI DMV had a program that allowed undocumented [people to] use their Personal Tax Identification Number . . . to apply [for] and receive a RI driver’s license."
Tom Kean stated on August 30, 2011 in a radio interview on WNYC: Says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security must report to about 100 congressional committees and subcommittees.
Michael Cutler stated on June 7, 2011 in an appearance on the "Helen Glover ShowV: "A couple of hundred American cities are infested by members of the Mexican cartels."
