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All Fact-checks for Immigration

stated on February 2, 2026 in an interview with Dan Bongino

Among Somalis in Minnesota, “92% of them don’t work.”

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stated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference

"Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws."

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stated on January 25, 2026 in an X post

An image shows Alex Pretti holding a gun, not a phone, while pinned by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.

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stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos

Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”

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stated on January 25, 2026 in posts

Evan Kilgore is one of the Border Patrol agents who shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

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stated on January 24, 2026 in posts

Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Only criminals carry guns on our streets, we need law and order.”

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stated on January 11, 2026 in una entrevista

“No están recibiendo el entrenamiento tradicional de cinco meses… .El entrenamiento para los agentes de ICE ahora es de 47 días”.

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stated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts

A document shows Minnesota shooting victim Renee Good had a record of child abuse.

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stated on January 11, 2026 in an interview

“They are not getting the traditional five months training. … The training for the ICE agents now is 47 days.”

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stated on January 7, 2026 in social media posts

Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.

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stated on January 7, 2026 in social media posts

Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.

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stated on January 5, 2026 in a press conference

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro “was releasing people from his prisons and sending them to our southern border under the Biden administration.”

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Tricia McLaughlin

stated on November 17, 2025 in an interview posted to X

“There’s about 1,400 criminal illegal aliens that, right now, are in North Carolina and Charlotte’s jails that they refuse to turn over to ICE law enforcement.”

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stated on November 13, 2025 in an interview

Housing is expensive “because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants” and because of a housing shortage.

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stated on October 28, 2025 in X posts

The majority of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients are not U.S. citizens.

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stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference

“No American citizens have been arrested or detained” during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns.

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stated on October 24, 2025 in an interview

“To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.”

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Tricia McLaughlin

stated on October 12, 2025 in una publicación en X

Un video muestra un “arresto por robo que la policía de Chicago realizó hace más de un año”.

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Tricia McLaughlin

stated on October 12, 2025 in an X post

A video shows a “burglary arrest Chicago Police made over a year ago.”

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Instagram posts

stated on October 5, 2025 in una publicación en Instagram

“El CEO de Coca-Cola, James Quincey, lanzó un ultimátum contundente: cancelen la actuación de Bad Bunny en el Super Bowl o la marca terminará su patrocinio del evento.”

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Judge’s ruling on TPS for Haitians temporarily blocks Trump campaign promise

Judge’s ruling on TPS for Haitians temporarily blocks Trump campaign promise

By Amy Sherman • February 3, 2026

Trump leaders say Minnesota officials withhold detained immigrants from ICE. Is that true?

Trump leaders say Minnesota officials withhold detained immigrants from ICE. Is that true?

By Amy Sherman • January 30, 2026

¿Cuáles son tus derechos legales en caso de un encuentro con ICE?

¿Cuáles son tus derechos legales en caso de un encuentro con ICE?

By Louis Jacobson • January 29, 2026

Fact-check: Trump officials’ statements about Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents

Fact-check: Trump officials’ statements about Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 26, 2026

Do 70% of immigrant detainees have criminal convictions or charges? Fact-checking Kristi Noem

Do 70% of immigrant detainees have criminal convictions or charges? Fact-checking Kristi Noem

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 23, 2026

What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE?

What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE?

By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2026

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of second term

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s marathon press briefing at one-year mark of second term

By Louis Jacobson • January 20, 2026

Immigration after one year under Trump: Where do mass deportation efforts stand?

Immigration after one year under Trump: Where do mass deportation efforts stand?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 20, 2026

In Context: What did Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey say about police fighting ICE?

In Context: What did Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey say about police fighting ICE?

By Maria Briceño • January 16, 2026

Verificamos el último discurso del estado del estado del gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis

Verificamos el último discurso del estado del estado del gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis

By Maria Briceño • January 14, 2026

Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final State of the State speech

Fact-checking Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final State of the State speech

By Maria Briceño • January 13, 2026

Experts question Kristi Noem calling Renee Good a 'domestic terrorist.' Here's what it means

Experts question Kristi Noem calling Renee Good a 'domestic terrorist.' Here's what it means

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 8, 2026

It’s a wrap! Here are PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2025

It’s a wrap! Here are PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2025

By Maria Briceño • December 29, 2025

Año de las Mentiras: ¿Deportan a ‘los peores de los peores’? Datos y testimonios dicen los contrario

Año de las Mentiras: ¿Deportan a ‘los peores de los peores’? Datos y testimonios dicen los contrario

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 18, 2025

Year of the Lies: ‘Worst of the worst’? ICE deports brothers after years of check-ins, good conduct

Year of the Lies: ‘Worst of the worst’? ICE deports brothers after years of check-ins, good conduct

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 18, 2025

¿Qué decir de un año nefasto para la verdad? PolitiFact designa 2025 como El Año de las Mentiras

¿Qué decir de un año nefasto para la verdad? PolitiFact designa 2025 como El Año de las Mentiras

By Katie Sanders • December 16, 2025

What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies

What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies

By Katie Sanders • December 15, 2025

A history of PolitiFact's Lie of the Year, from 2009 to 2025

A history of PolitiFact's Lie of the Year, from 2009 to 2025

By Maria Briceño • December 15, 2025

Don’t fall for video of priest turning away ICE agents from his church, it isn’t legit

Don’t fall for video of priest turning away ICE agents from his church, it isn’t legit

By Maria Briceño • December 8, 2025

Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina

Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina

By Will Doran • November 24, 2025

Latest promises about Immigration

Carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history

Revoke the Temporary Legal Status of Haitians

End birthright citizenship

Finish the border wall

Restore and expand the travel ban

Designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

Restore Remain in Mexico program

Create a victims' compensation fund of "migrant crime" from seized gang assets

Provide assistance to Northern Triangle countries

Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation

Create a pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million people

Double number of immigration judges and staff

Load more promises about Immigration