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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Mark Walker
Mark Walker
stated on November 27, 2019 a tweet:
Says the cartels are so bad in a Mexican border state that the U.S. government issued a ‘Do Not Travel’ warning -- the same warning it issued for Syria.
True
By Paul Specht • December 5, 2019
Nancy Pelosi
Nancy Pelosi
stated on November 17, 2019 an interview on "Face the Nation":
President Trump "hasn’t built any new (border) wall" during his time in office.
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • November 23, 2019
David McKinley
David McKinley
stated on October 13, 2019 an article in a local newspaper:
"$53 million a week is coming across the border in drugs."
Mostly True
By Matthew Digby, Minh Do • November 18, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 12, 2019 a tweet:
"Many of the people in DACA, no longer very young, are far from ‘angels.’ Some are very tough, hardened criminals."   
False
By Miriam Valverde • November 14, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on October 2, 2019 a Facebook post:
"449,000 Californians turned down jury duty because they were not citizens… but they were registered voters."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 11, 2019
Joe Gruters
Joe Gruters
stated on November 6, 2019 a Tampa Bay Times forum:
"All the Democrats on the entire stage — every Democratic candidate said they want to give free health care to illegals."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 8, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on November 1, 2019 a rally in Mississippi:
Says "Stacey Abrams wants to give illegal aliens the right to vote."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • November 6, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 30, 2019 a re-election campaign ad:
Says he is "cutting illegal immigration in half."
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 31, 2019
Ryan Fournier
Ryan Fournier
stated on October 20, 2019 a tweet:
"Starting January 1, 2020, California will tax legal citizens if they don’t have health insurance. Why? The state needs to come up with $98,000,000 to pay for free health insurance for illegal aliens."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • October 30, 2019
Richard Durbin
Richard Durbin
stated on October 22, 2019 remarks at a committee hearing:
Says that in Illinois, "fewer than 20% of those actually deported have been charged with any serious crime."
Mostly True
By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller • October 27, 2019
Michelle Malkin
Michelle Malkin
stated on September 10, 2019 an appearance on The Ingraham Angle:
Says Pat McCrory "shepherded in driver’s licenses for illegal aliens in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks."
Mostly False
By Julianna Rennie • September 30, 2019
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on August 26, 2019 a news conference:
 "Every time we go to court," against the Trump administration, "for the most part, we win." 
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • September 25, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 15, 2019 a Facebook post:
 "ICE has not deported or detained one white illegal immigrant." 
False
By Miriam Valverde • September 24, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on September 20, 2019 a Facebook post:
 Says an 11-year-old girl shot and killed two armed "illegal aliens" after they broke into her home in Montana.  
Pants on Fire!
By Samantha Putterman • September 24, 2019
Nate McMurray
Nate McMurray
stated on September 10, 2019 a Tweet:
"Under @BarackObama illegal immigration dropped to a 50-year low."
Mostly False
By Jill Terreri Ramos • September 23, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 12, 2019 a tweet:
 "The Obama-Biden Administration did not conduct workplace raids—in fact, it ended them."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 18, 2019
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 12, 2019 a Democratic debate:
Says the Obama administration "didn't lock people up in cages."
False
By Miriam Valverde • September 13, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on August 27, 2019 a tweet:
Says Dan McCready "believes in open borders and sanctuary cities."
Mostly False
By Paul Specht • August 30, 2019
Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
stated on August 28, 2019 a tweet:
Says President Donald Trump has been "taking money Congress authorized to protect people facing disaster in order to indefinitely detain asylum seekers."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • August 30, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on August 25, 2019 a Facebook post:
"89,000 children were separated from their parents under Obama" and "only 1,900 children have been separated under Trump."
False
By Miriam Valverde • August 27, 2019
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