Latest Fact-Checks In Homeland Security

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Mark Brnovich
Mark Brnovich
stated on May 23, 2022 a tweet
Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy.
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 2, 2022
Tom Tiffany
Tom Tiffany
stated on February 18, 2022 Twitter
The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities."
Mostly False
By Alan Hovorka • May 13, 2022
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 29, 2021 a Facebook post
“Joe Biden puts pro-life groups on domestic extremist list, calls pro-life people ‘violent.’”
Mostly False
March 31, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 23, 2021 a Facebook post
“We spent billions on a border wall and quit when it was 90% finished.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • March 29, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 25, 2021 a press conference
Says there was a “28% increase in children to the border in my administration” and “31% … in 2019.” The increase in migration in January, February and March “happens every year.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • March 26, 2021
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 12, 2021 Twitter
“Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.”
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • March 1, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 13, 2021 a Facebook post
Only Nancy Pelosi is “responsible for what happened at the Capitol” on Jan. 6, “security at the Capitol is her job.”
Mostly False
February 25, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 16, 2021 a CNN town hall
“For the first time in American history, if you're seeking asylum ... you can't do it from the United States. … You’ve got to seek asylum from abroad.”
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • February 17, 2021
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 14, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Ron Johnson and 36 other senators “voted for federal agencies to have access to your internet history without obtaining a warrant.”
Mostly False
By Eric Litke • May 21, 2020
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 31, 2019 a re-election campaign ad
Says the Democratic presidential candidates "support giving illegal immigrants free health care at our expense."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 1, 2019
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 21, 2019 CNN State of the Union interview
"There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2019
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
stated on January 30, 2019 a tweet
"Beginning in the early 1990s, we built barriers in 4 sectors at our southern border. Since each was built, those sectors have seen massive drops in apprehensions of people crossing the border illegally," including 90 percent to 95 percent decreases in the Tucson, Yuma, San Diego and El Paso sectors. ​
Mostly False
By Garrett Spikes, Jack Tolman • April 8, 2019
Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy
stated on December 23, 2018 a tweet
"The 2017/2018 budgets gave (President Donald) Trump billions for border upgrades. He’s spent ALMOST NONE of it. 6%."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 4, 2019
PuppetStringNews.com
PuppetStringNews.com
stated on November 29, 2018 in a blog post
Says "2,267 caravan invaders have tuberculosis, HIV, chickenpox and other health issues"
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • December 4, 2018
Steve Daines
Steve Daines
stated on November 15, 2018 a Senate hearing
Sanctuary jurisdictions "violate the laws of our nation."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • November 27, 2018
Martha McSally
Martha McSally
stated on August 14, 2018 a campaign ad
Says "former Democrat Kelli Ward attacked President Trump's plans to crack down on illegal immigration, saying Trump was making a mistake."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 16, 2018
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 2, 2018 an interview with CBS News
States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 3, 2018
Equity Forward
Equity Forward
stated on July 23, 2018 an ad
Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 2, 2018
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on July 23, 2018 a Senate floor speech
Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2018
Newsflash
Newsflash
stated on June 13, 2018 a blog post
"Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • June 13, 2018
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