Latest Fact-Checks In Homeland Security

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Charles Schumer
Charles Schumer
stated on January 29, 2024 a press release
“TSA found with metal detectors nearly 7,000 firearms at airports last year — an all-time high.”
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By David Scibilia • February 21, 2024
Asa Hutchinson
Asa Hutchinson
stated on December 11, 2023 comments at Stand with Crypto Alliance at St. Anselm College in New Hampshire
China is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S.
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By Louis Jacobson, Rebecca Catalanello • December 15, 2023
West Virginia Republican Party
West Virginia Republican Party
stated on August 23, 2022 a tweet
“More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.”
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By Megan Bevins, Pearse Costello • October 3, 2022
Alex Mooney
Alex Mooney
stated on August 29, 2022 a tweet
“There have now been 16 straight months of OVER 150,000 illegal border crossings.”
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By Eleanor Kenneweg, Maxwell Bruce • October 3, 2022
Claudia Tenney
Claudia Tenney
stated on April 1, 2022 a press release
In 2021, “11,201 pounds of fentanyl were seized by Customs and Border Protection, which is enough to kill every American nearly seven times over.”
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By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento • April 27, 2022
Veronica Escobar
Veronica Escobar
stated on March 14, 2021 a CNN interview
"We saw the increases (of unaccompanied minors at the southern U.S. border) dating back almost a year."
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By Miriam Valverde • March 17, 2021
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on August 6, 2020 an interview with members of NAHJ and NABJ
Asked about asylum seekers in camps in Mexico, “This is the first time ever you've had to seek asylum in a third country.”
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By Miriam Valverde • August 12, 2020
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on June 23, 2020 a Telemundo interview
“80% of the American people support our Dreamers. Over 70% think they should have a path to citizenship, and that's Democrats, Republicans, independents.”
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By Miriam Valverde • June 26, 2020
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on July 11, 2019 a public forum
At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country."  
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By D.L. Davis • July 19, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 16, 2019 an immigration speech
"Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases."
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By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019
Julián Castro
Julián Castro
stated on April 1, 2019 a Medium post
Says that the George W. Bush administration in 2005 revived a long-standing law when it "decided to charge those that crossed the border with criminal violations, rather than civil ones."
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By Miriam Valverde • April 5, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on March 11, 2019 a Facebook post
"In February alone there were enough illegal immigrants who crossed the border to fill this (Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead) stadium."
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By Miriam Valverde • March 12, 2019
Henry Cuellar
Henry Cuellar
stated on February 22, 2019 a press conference
Says President Donald Trump "put out a $297 million contract to a vendor to show him how to hire Border Patrol. So, the first payment they made was $14.8 million. You know how many Border Patrol they hired with $14.8 million? Two."
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By Miriam Valverde • March 1, 2019
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on February 8, 2019 a blog post
When visa holders exit the United States and enter Mexico, "if they leave through a land port of entry we literally have no clue if they are still here or have returned to their country of origin."
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By Miriam Valverde • February 15, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 17, 2018 a Facebook post
"Hillary on child aliens in 2014: Send them back."
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By Miriam Valverde • January 2, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 12, 2018 a blog post
"Migrants DEMAND $50,000 each to go home, or else …"
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By Miriam Valverde • December 13, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 9, 2018 a Facebook post
"Border Patrol agents were caught on film destroying supplies left to help migrants"
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By Miriam Valverde • December 11, 2018
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
stated on November 27, 2018 a press briefing
"Tear gas was used on average once a month during the Obama administration for very similar circumstances."
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By Miriam Valverde • November 28, 2018
Becoming American Initiative
Becoming American Initiative
stated on July 3, 2018 an ad
Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again."
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By Miriam Valverde • July 3, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 14, 2018 a headline
"National Guard storms Mexico border, makes game-changing impact in just 30 days"
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By Miriam Valverde • June 7, 2018
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