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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Lou Barletta
Lou Barletta
stated on June 7, 2018 an interview
"The city that I was mayor of was 50 percent Latino, and I won with 90 percent of the vote..." 
Mostly False
By Colin Deppen • June 12, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on May 14, 2018 a headline
"National Guard storms Mexico border, makes game-changing impact in just 30 days"
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • June 7, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 24, 2018 a Fox &Friends interview
Speaking of immigration cases, says, "We have thousands of judges."
False
By Miriam Valverde • May 30, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 28, 2018 a tweet
A "horrible law" requires that children be separated from their parents "once they cross the Border into the U.S."
False
By Manuela Tobias • May 29, 2018
John Cox
John Cox
stated on April 23, 2018 a campaign TV ad
GOP candidate for California governor Travis Allen "on the floor vote … refused to join Republicans opposing driver licenses for illegal aliens."  
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • May 29, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 29, 2018 a tweet
"Democrats mistakenly tweet 2014 pictures from Obama’s term showing children from the Border in steel cages."
True
By Amy Sherman • May 29, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 22, 2018 a speech
Says "Nancy Pelosi came out in favor of MS-13."
False
By Miriam Valverde • May 24, 2018
Donald Trump
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."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • May 15, 2018
The Breaking Dawn
The Breaking Dawn
stated on May 10, 2018 a headline
"It begins: California appoints first illegal alien to state office."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • May 14, 2018
Patty Murray
Patty Murray
stated on May 8, 2018 a Senate subcommittee hearing
"Each year ICE detains someone, it costs taxpayers over $50,000. For comparison, by the way, that's four times the amount the federal government spends on each child in our public schools."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • May 11, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 5, 2018 a speech in Cleveland
A "catch and release" immigration policy "is a Democrat rule, Sherrod Brown, this is a Democrat rule."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 11, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on April 25, 2018 a speech
 "Illegal crossings at our southern border have been cut by over 40 percent."
False
By D.L. Davis • May 11, 2018
Steve McCraw
Steve McCraw
stated on April 18, 2018 testimony to a Texas House panel
Says the term "illegal alien" is "a legal term, it’s in statute, it’s a federal term."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 9, 2018
Beto O'Rourke
Beto O'Rourke
stated on January 3, 2018 remarks at a stop in Greenville, Texas
Says "precisely zero terrorists, terrorist groups or terror plots have ever been connected with the U.S.-Mexico border to do harm to people within the United States."
False
By Johnathan Silver • May 3, 2018
Patriotnetwork.one
Patriotnetwork.one
stated on April 27, 2018 a headline
"Breaking: Czech Republic arms citizens. You can now shoot terrorists on sight."
False
By Amy Sherman • May 3, 2018
Don Blankenship
Don Blankenship
stated on April 23, 2018 a debate
Says illegal immigration is "costing us $130 billion a year to house and feed and give benefits to people that shouldn’t be even in the country."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • April 30, 2018
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on April 3, 2018 a radio interview
"We have laws on the books where people can walk right up to our ports of entry, say ‘I have a credible fear of persecution,’ and we bring them in. We don’t send them back."
Mostly False
By D.L. Davis • April 27, 2018
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on April 9, 2018 an interview by Trey Ware of San Antonio's KTSA radio station
Says that as of March 2018 compared with 2017, "there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in the number of people who are apprehended coming across the border. And, I’ll tell you this, there’s been a more than 200 percent increase in apprehension of heroin coming across the border."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 24, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on April 15, 2018 a blog post
"Apply Now and Win the Canada Diversity Immigration Visa Lottery (DV-2019) Program | Live and Work in Canada."
Pants on Fire!
By Miriam Valverde • April 24, 2018
Gwen Graham
Gwen Graham
stated on April 18, 2018 a debate
Says the 2015 vote on the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act "was not a vote to deny access to the U.S."
Half-True
By Allison Graves • April 24, 2018
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