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All Fact-checks for Immigration

West Virginia Republican Party

stated on August 23, 2022 in a tweet

“More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.”

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stated on August 29, 2022 in a tweet

“There have now been 16 straight months of OVER 150,000 illegal border crossings.”

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Instagram posts

stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post

“America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.”

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stated on September 19, 2022 in a post

Martha's Vineyard declared itself as a sanctuary city until the buses arrived.

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Instagram posts

stated on September 16, 2022 in a post

Martha’s Vineyard “deported 50 illegals after only 24 hours.”

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Instagram posts

stated on September 18, 2022 in a Facebook post

Martha’s Vineyard "used the military to deport every last illegal migrant from their island.”

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stated on August 9, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon

“Here in Nevada, the DMV registers everybody (to vote) and so that means illegals. They don’t check.”

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stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement

The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.”

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National Republican Senatorial Committee

stated on August 10, 2022 in News release

Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.”

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stated on July 18, 2022 in Twitter

"With three months remaining in the Fiscal Year, (the border patrol) has already encountered more illegal immigrants along the Southwest border" than in any previous fiscal year.

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stated on July 25, 2022 in a tweet

“Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.”

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stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post

This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio.

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stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post

Esta grabación muestra una llamada al 911 de los migrantes atrapados en un camión en San Antonio, Texas.

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Instagram posts

stated on June 21, 2022 in an Instagram post

"The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it."

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stated on May 28, 2022 in a newsletter

$3 million per day in "your tax dollars" are being spent to guard "unused border wall materials."

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stated on May 23, 2022 in a tweet

Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy.

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stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit

ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos".

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stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet

ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.”

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stated on May 4, 2022 in a Senate hearing

“The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.”

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stated on May 14, 2022 in a tweet

“Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.”

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Fact-checking claim about Venezuela sending prisoners to the US southern border

Fact-checking claim about Venezuela sending prisoners to the US southern border

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 29, 2022

Clarifying the nuances in immigration law after DeSantis sent migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

Clarifying the nuances in immigration law after DeSantis sent migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

By Yacob Reyes • September 23, 2022

What we know about DeSantis flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard

What we know about DeSantis flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 16, 2022

In Context: What a Martha’s Vineyard homeless shelter coordinator said about migrant housing

In Context: What a Martha’s Vineyard homeless shelter coordinator said about migrant housing

By Madison Czopek • September 16, 2022

A surprising number of Americans believe these false claims about immigrants. Here are the facts

A surprising number of Americans believe these false claims about immigrants. Here are the facts

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • September 6, 2022

Border Patrol encounters up because high level of migrants seeking to cross border multiple times

Border Patrol encounters up because high level of migrants seeking to cross border multiple times

By Nusaiba Mizan • August 30, 2022

Ad Watch: Masters’ video game style immigration ad blurs the facts

Ad Watch: Masters’ video game style immigration ad blurs the facts

By Jon Greenberg • July 18, 2022

Border agents on horseback used unnecessary force but did not strike Haitian migrants: CBP

Border agents on horseback used unnecessary force but did not strike Haitian migrants: CBP

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 13, 2022

Explaining the Supreme Court immigration ruling on ‘Remain in Mexico’

Explaining the Supreme Court immigration ruling on ‘Remain in Mexico’

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • July 7, 2022

Courts are still debating the legality of DACA

Courts are still debating the legality of DACA

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz • June 29, 2022

Mailbag: The Uvalde shooting and gun control, Roe v. Wade, open borders, and more

Mailbag: The Uvalde shooting and gun control, Roe v. Wade, open borders, and more

By Jon Greenberg • May 27, 2022

Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over ‘great replacement theory,’ despite talking about it often

Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over ‘great replacement theory,’ despite talking about it often

By Bill McCarthy • May 19, 2022

Elise Stefanik’s Facebook ads examined after Buffalo shooting

Elise Stefanik’s Facebook ads examined after Buffalo shooting

By Jeff Cercone • May 17, 2022

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?

By Bill McCarthy • May 16, 2022

Fact-checking a super PAC attack on Dr. Oz over defunding police, Obamacare, COVID-19, immigration

Fact-checking a super PAC attack on Dr. Oz over defunding police, Obamacare, COVID-19, immigration

By Tom Kertscher • April 28, 2022

Fact-checking Greg Abbott’s claims that Biden has ‘open border’ policies

Fact-checking Greg Abbott’s claims that Biden has ‘open border’ policies

By Nusaiba Mizan • April 26, 2022

The realities of Biden’s plan to admit 100,000 Ukrainians to the US

The realities of Biden’s plan to admit 100,000 Ukrainians to the US

By Madison Czopek • April 12, 2022

Greg Abbott says he will transport immigrants arriving illegally at the border to DC. Is that legal?

Greg Abbott says he will transport immigrants arriving illegally at the border to DC. Is that legal?

By Amy Sherman • April 8, 2022

A look behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's data on southern African migrants

A look behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's data on southern African migrants

By Nusaiba Mizan • January 10, 2022

PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2021

PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2021

By Amy Sherman • December 21, 2021

Latest promises about Immigration

End for-profit detention centers

Double number of immigration judges and staff

Provide assistance to Northern Triangle countries

Increase refugee admissions

Create a pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million people

Reverse family separation policies

End federal government's use of private prisons and detention centers

Immediately rescind the “Muslim bans”

Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation

Cancel all funding of sanctuary cities

Cancel visas to foreign countries that won't take undocumented immigrants back

Remove all undocumented immigrants

Load more promises about Immigration