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Donald Trump
stated on May 15, 2018 a speech

Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands."

By Miriam Valverde • May 15, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on April 7, 2018 a tweet

Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor.

By Manuela Tobias • April 10, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on April 3, 2018 a press conference

"We’ve started building the wall."

By Miriam Valverde • April 4, 2018

Donald Trump
stated on October 8, 2017 a document

"Loopholes in current law prevent ‘Unaccompanied Alien Children’ (UACs) that arrive in the country illegally from being removed."

By Miriam Valverde • October 11, 2017

Tom Cotton
stated on September 17, 2017 an NBC interview

"If you pass the so-called Dream Act, it will be the single biggest amnesty in the history of the United States, even bigger than the 1986 amnesty."

By Miriam Valverde • September 26, 2017

Jeff Sessions
stated on July 12, 2017 a speech

"According to a recent study from the University of California Riverside, (sanctuary) cities with these policies have more violent crime on average than those that don’t."

By Miriam Valverde • July 24, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on July 6, 2017 a press conference in Poland

Says Barack Obama found out about Russia "in August. Now, the election was in November. That's a lot of time. He did nothing about it."

By Lauren Carroll • July 10, 2017

Karen Handel
stated on June 8, 2017 a debate

Says Iran has "violated the terms of the (nuclear) deal."

By John Kruzel • June 14, 2017

Rush Limbaugh
stated on May 17, 2017 an episode of the "Rush Limbaugh Show"

"What Trump is alleged to have done is actually no different than what Barack Obama did in April last year when he made it known that he didn’t want Hillary prosecuted."

By Lauren Carroll • May 18, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on May 12, 2017 Twitter

Says James Clapper "and virtually everyone else" said "there is no collusion" in the Russia investigation findings.

By John Kruzel • May 12, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on April 17, 2017 a tweet

Says Jon Ossoff wants to "allow illegal immigration."

By Miriam Valverde • April 17, 2017

Jeff Sessions
stated on March 27, 2017 a press briefing

"Just last May, the Department of Justice inspector general found that these (‘sanctuary city’) policies also violate federal law."

By Miriam Valverde • March 30, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 a speech before a joint session of Congress

"According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country."

By Miriam Valverde • March 2, 2017

John McCain
stated on January 18, 2017 an interview on Fox News

"The Taliban went after and murdered" people identified in the Chelsea Manning leaks.

By Lauren Carroll • February 1, 2017

Sean Spicer
stated on January 30, 2017 a daily press briefing

The language that's part of the president's National Security Council memo "is identical to the language" used by President George W. Bush in 2001 and President Barack Obama in 2009.

By Linda Qiu • January 31, 2017

John Cornyn
stated on November 22, 2016 a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson

Says the Department of Homeland Security didn't request any hours of aerial surveillance for the U.S.-Mexico border from the Department of Defense for 2017.

By Fauzeya Rahman • January 31, 2017

Joe DeFelice
stated on January 25, 2017

"From the release of a child rapist from the Dominican Republican to that of an Italian drug smuggler, Philadelphians have already been put in direct danger by Mayor Kenney’s policy of blocking local law enforcement from participating with federal immigration authorities."

By Cassie Owens • January 31, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 25, 2017 remarks at Department of Homeland Security

Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president."

By Miriam Valverde • January 26, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on January 6, 2017 a statement released by the transition office

Activities by foreign governments had "absolutely no effect on the outcome of this election."

By Louis Jacobson • January 8, 2017

Scott Walker
stated on December 23, 2016 an interview

"We don't get any of that information" from the federal government on who refugees are, where they come from and how long they are likely to stay.

January 6, 2017

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