Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 8, 2026 an interview on NBC
Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • February 13, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 8, 2026 publicaciones en redes sociales
“Durante su presentación en el Super Bowl, Bad Bunny le regaló su premio Grammy a Liam Conejo Ramos”, el niño de 5 años que fue detenido por ICE.
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 9, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 8, 2026 posts
During the Super Bowl halftime show, “Bad Bunny brought Liam Conejo Ramos onto the stage,” the 5-year-old detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis.
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 9, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 2, 2026 an interview with Dan Bongino
Among Somalis in Minnesota, “92% of them don’t work.”
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • February 2, 2026
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on January 22, 2026 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."
False
By Amy Sherman • January 28, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on January 25, 2026 an X post
An image shows Alex Pretti holding a gun, not a phone, while pinned by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 27, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 21, 2026 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.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 25, 2026 posts
Evan Kilgore is one of the Border Patrol agents who shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • January 26, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 24, 2026 posts
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Only criminals carry guns on our streets, we need law and order.”
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on January 11, 2026 una entrevista
“No están recibiendo el entrenamiento tradicional de cinco meses… .El entrenamiento para los agentes de ICE ahora es de 47 días”.
Mostly True
By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 15, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 11, 2026 social media posts
A document shows Minnesota shooting victim Renee Good had a record of child abuse.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • January 12, 2026
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on January 11, 2026 an interview
“They are not getting the traditional five months training. … The training for the ICE agents now is 47 days.”
Mostly True
By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 12, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 7, 2026 social media posts
Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • January 8, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 7, 2026 social media posts
Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 8, 2026
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on January 5, 2026 a press conference
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro “was releasing people from his prisons and sending them to our southern border under the Biden administration.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • January 7, 2026
stated on November 17, 2025 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.”
False
By Paul Specht • November 24, 2025
JD Vance
JD Vance
stated on November 13, 2025 an interview
Housing is expensive “because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants” and because of a housing shortage.
Mostly False
By Samantha Putterman • November 20, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on October 28, 2025 X posts
The majority of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients are not U.S. citizens.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • November 3, 2025
Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem
stated on October 30, 2025 a press conference
“No American citizens have been arrested or detained” during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Nick Karmia • October 31, 2025
Stephen Miller
Stephen Miller
stated on October 24, 2025 an interview
“To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.”
Mostly False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 29, 2025
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