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Latest Fact-Checks In Homeland Security

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 14, 2020 an interview with Fox Business:
Speaking about border apprehensions, said “We have some of the best numbers we've ever had. Southern border, the best numbers we've ever had.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • May 20, 2020
Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders
stated on March 15, 2020 a Democratic presidential primary debate:
Says a 2007 immigration bill “was opposed by (the League of United Latin American Citizens), the largest Latino organization in America. The Southern Poverty Law Center called its guest-worker programs akin to slavery. … And you know who voted with me on that one, Joe? Barack Obama.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • March 17, 2020
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 14, 2020 an interview with Jorge Ramos:
“You had the last two administrations deport twice as many people as we deported — twice as many.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • March 13, 2020
Breitbart
Breitbart
stated on February 12, 2020 a Facebook post:
“Amy Klobuchar vows to resettle 500 percent more refugees, none in her neighborhood.”
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 17, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on July 31, 2019 a re-election campaign ad:
Says the Democratic presidential candidates "support giving illegal immigrants free health care at our expense."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 1, 2019
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on July 21, 2019 CNN State of the Union interview:
"There's a survey done in Guatemala. A third of Guatemalans intend to migrate to the United States. That's about 5.8 million people."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2019
Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard
stated on July 11, 2019 a public forum:
At the same time President Trump talks about supporting veterans, "he is deporting service members who have volunteered to serve this country."  
Mostly True
By D.L. Davis • July 19, 2019
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on July 7, 2019 a Fox News Sunday interview:
"Last year, we were in the range of 850,000 and that was the most in five years. … We are letting more people become citizens than has happened in years."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 11, 2019
Michael Burgess
Michael Burgess
stated on June 24, 2019 an MSNBC interview:
Of shelters for immigrant children: "You know what? There's not a lock on the door. Any child is free to leave at anytime, but they don't. You know why? Because they are well taken care of."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • July 10, 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
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on May 26, 2019 a TV interview:
"Just the last three weeks, on average about 23,000 women, children, men are coming over across the border illegally as family units or as unaccompanied children."
True
By Mica Soellner • June 18, 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
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
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