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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on October 6, 2018 a campaign rally
"Every single Democrat in the U.S. Senate has signed up for the open borders, and it's a bill, it's called the ‘open borders bill.’"
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 8, 2018
Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley
stated on September 13, 2018 a foxnews.com op-ed
Says a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill "would give a free pass to any illegal immigrant who brings a child to the border."
False
By Sten Spinella • October 6, 2018
Claire McCaskill
Claire McCaskill
stated on September 10, 2018 a Q&A at Truman State University
 "I voted to defund sanctuary cities."
Half-True
By Titus Wu • October 6, 2018
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin
stated on June 14, 2018 a campaign ad
"I voted to fund President Trump’s wall."
Mostly True
By Anderson Small, Matthew Gold • October 5, 2018
Patrick Morrisey
Patrick Morrisey
stated on August 31, 2018 a tweet
Sen. Joe Manchin "stands with Hillary Clinton and D.C. Dems on gun control, higher taxes, amnesty, and Planned Parenthood."
Half-True
By Lili Zecevic, Patrick Orsagos • October 5, 2018
Martha McSally
Martha McSally
stated on September 16, 2018 a Fox News interview
Says Rep. Kyrsten Sinema supported a bill that is "essentially encouraging child trafficking."
False
By Miriam Valverde • October 2, 2018
Senate Leadership Fund
Senate Leadership Fund
stated on September 25, 2018 an attack ad
Says Jacky Rosen "voted against stopping criminals from re-entering the United States."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • October 2, 2018
Martha McSally
Martha McSally
stated on September 16, 2018 a Fox News interview
Says U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema "voted to cut ICE."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 21, 2018
Texans Are
Texans Are
stated on September 12, 2018 a TV ad
Says Beto O’Rourke voted "against body armor for Texas sheriffs patrolling the border."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • September 13, 2018
Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on September 11, 2018 an MSNBC interview
Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE.
True
By Miriam Valverde • September 13, 2018
One Nation PAC
One Nation PAC
stated on August 31, 2018 a digital ad
Says Joe Donnelly "voted to grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants, including criminals, drunk drivers, domestic violence, and worse."
Mostly False
By Manuela Tobias • September 12, 2018
Gavin Newsom
Gavin Newsom
stated on August 17, 2018 a TV interview
Says John Cox "parroted, parroted Trump — almost verbatim — on the children’s separation issues at the border."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • September 12, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on September 2, 2018 a radio interview
Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 11, 2018
Ken Paxton
Ken Paxton
stated on August 26, 2018 an interview on Fox & Friends
Says Texas has "had over 600,000 crimes committed by illegals since 2011. Over 1,200 homicides."  
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • September 7, 2018
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
stated on August 15, 2018 a speech
"Half of everyone that’s here illegally (in the U.S.) came here legally on a visa and have overstayed their visa."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • August 24, 2018
Martha McSally
Martha McSally
stated on August 14, 2018 a campaign ad
Says "former Democrat Kelli Ward attacked President Trump's plans to crack down on illegal immigration, saying Trump was making a mistake."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 16, 2018
Dean Heller
Dean Heller
stated on June 26, 2018 a press release
Says Jacky Rosen "skipped work ... at the expense of veterans" to "attend a publicity stunt."
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 16, 2018
Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
stated on August 3, 2018 a video ad made public by the Texas Tribune
Says Beto O’Rourke is "open to abolishing ICE."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 6, 2018
Equity Forward
Equity Forward
stated on July 23, 2018 an ad
Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 2, 2018
Infowars
Infowars
stated on July 24, 2018 a post
"Revealed: UN plan to flood America with 600 million migrants."
False
By Miriam Valverde • August 1, 2018
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