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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on June 27, 2019 a Democratic presidential debate
Says "I disagreed" with President Obama’s Secure Communities deportation program
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • June 28, 2019
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on June 21, 2019 a press release
"As you know, we apprehended over 144,000 people in a single month. That is a pace, which if it continues for 12 months, would put us on a pace for nearly 2 million apprehensions on the border."
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • June 27, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 20, 2019 a Telemundo interview
"When I became president, President Obama had a separation policy. I didn’t have it. He had it."
False
By Miriam Valverde • June 21, 2019
Brian Kolfage
Brian Kolfage
stated on June 10, 2019 a tweet
Says that in New Mexico, "illegals are issued emergency welfare EBT cards with $1k a month +$200 for each child, for at least 5+ years until they see a judge."
False
By Miriam Valverde • June 17, 2019
Conservative Daily Post
Conservative Daily Post
stated on June 10, 2019 a post on the Internet
"Disease-ridden" migrants from parts of Africa with Ebola are being "dumped in San Antonio."  
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 12, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 5, 2019 a Facebook post
Says six eradicated diseases such as whooping cough and the bubonic plague are making a comeback "thanks to refugees and illegal immigrants."
False
By Samantha Putterman • June 10, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on June 1, 2019 a veterans event in California
Says immigrant military service members applying for U.S. citizenship "are getting rejected at higher numbers than those who are not veterans."
True
By Miriam Valverde • June 7, 2019
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick
stated on May 15, 2019 in a television appearance
"We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year."
Pants on Fire!
By Madlin Mekelburg • June 5, 2019
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on May 31, 2019 a Facebook post
Says presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said, "Social Security must (be) expanded to illegal immigration, it’s their right."
False
By Samantha Putterman • June 5, 2019
Garland Tucker
Garland Tucker
stated on May 8, 2019 an interview with Sean Hannity
Said Sen. Thom Tillis "co-sponsored a bill that not only provided amnesty, but provided a clear path to citizenship for illegal immigrants."
Mostly False
By Elizabeth Thompson • June 5, 2019
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
stated on May 21, 2019 a tweet
More than 100,000 people are waiting for public housing in Houston and people who are in the country illegally are taking their spaces.
Mostly False
By Madlin Mekelburg • May 30, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on May 20, 2019 a Facebook post
Says Nancy Pelosi said, "Just because someone is here illegally doesn’t mean they broke any of our laws."
False
May 29, 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."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2019
Dan Crenshaw
Dan Crenshaw
stated on May 6, 2019 in a television apperance
Says about 80% to 90% of people seeking asylum do not have a valid claim.
False
By Madlin Mekelburg • May 17, 2019
Letitia James
Letitia James
stated on April 23, 2019 a news conference
"The enumeration clause speaks to the count of every individual, and not just Americans, not just citizens."
True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 30, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 10, 2019 a Facebook post
For the first time in U.S. history, a one-year-old appears in court as a defendant.
False
By Samantha Putterman • April 26, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 15, 2019 a Facebook post
"Border guards found 52 tons of guns and ammunition in 14 Conex containers disguised as furniture. This ‘furniture’ is from Muslim immigrants who have come to America"
Pants on Fire!
April 25, 2019
Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz
stated on April 4, 2019 a Fox News town hall
Says presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama each tried to get immigration bills passed, but "it did not work because the other party was unwilling to provide the president and his party a victory."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • April 15, 2019
Viral image
Viral image
stated on April 3, 2019 a Facebook post
A photograph shows an undocumented immigrant with smallpox.
Pants on Fire!
April 10, 2019
X posts
X posts
stated on April 5, 2019 a tweet
Says President Donald Trump said asylum seekers "aren't people. These are animals."
False
By Miriam Valverde • April 8, 2019
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