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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on July 26, 2018 a speech
"One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien."
True
By Miriam Valverde • July 31, 2018
Chris Sununu
Chris Sununu
stated on June 26, 2018 an interview
"Every time they’ve done those border patrols, they’ve taken out people who have trafficked drugs. That’s the federal government’s role. They’re doing their job."
Half-True
By Ethan DeWitt • July 27, 2018
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on July 23, 2018 a Senate floor speech
Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 19, 2018 a speech
In 2017, ICE "arrested more than 127,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or facing charges of breaking our nation's’ laws," and removed nearly 5,000 gang members.
True
By Miriam Valverde • July 25, 2018
Kirstjen Nielsen
Kirstjen Nielsen
stated on July 19, 2018 an interview
"There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 23, 2018
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on July 17, 2018 a press conference
"Let’s talk about the facts and where we are today. There are still nearly 2,600 children who are separated from their parents" due to the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy.
True
By Chris Nichols • July 19, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on July 5, 2018 a news release
Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement."
Pants on Fire!
July 13, 2018
Raul Labrador
Raul Labrador
stated on June 27, 2018 an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman
Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims.
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 10, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 30, 2018 a tweet
"I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 9, 2018
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
stated on June 27, 2018 an interview with The Intercept
"ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009."
False
By Lucia Geng • July 6, 2018
Diamond and Silk
Diamond and Silk
stated on July 2, 2018 a headline
"Obama secretly gave citizenship to 2,500 Iranians as part of nuke deal."
False
By Amy Sherman • July 5, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on June 28, 2018 a Facebook post
Says Maxine Waters told CNN, "SCOTUS pick should be illegal immigrant."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • July 5, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 3, 2018 a meme shared on the Internet
"39% of All California Students are illegals."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2018
Viral image
Viral image
stated on July 3, 2018 a meme shared on the Internet
"More than 66% of ALL births in California are to illegals on Medi-Cal."
False
By Louis Jacobson • July 5, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 2, 2018 a tweet
Sen. Kamala Harris is "supporting the animals of MS-13."
Pants on Fire!
By Chris Nichols • July 3, 2018
Becoming American Initiative
Becoming American Initiative
stated on July 3, 2018 an ad
Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • July 3, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 30, 2018 in a Facebook live video
"Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • July 3, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on June 25, 2018 a speech
"Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 2, 2018
Adam Putnam
Adam Putnam
stated on June 28, 2018 a Fox News Debate
Says Ron DeSantis "voted in an agricultural bill to give food stamps to illegal immigrants."
Pants on Fire!
By Amy Sherman, Lucia Geng, Katie Akin • June 29, 2018
Ron DeSantis
Ron DeSantis
stated on June 28, 2018 a Fox News debate
Says Adam Putnam "endorsed the Schumer-Obama Gang of Eight immigration amnesty."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • June 29, 2018
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