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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2019 a State of the Union Address:
San Diego’s border barrier "almost completely ended illegal crossings."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols • February 7, 2019
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 19, 2019 a speech:
"One in three women is sexually assaulted on the dangerous journey north."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • January 25, 2019
Ted Budd
Ted Budd
stated on January 9, 2019 a tweet:
Says there are "2,000 inadmissible migrants arriving every day"
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 17, 2019
Sean Hannity
Sean Hannity
stated on January 10, 2019 a monologue:
"17,000 individuals with criminal records were apprehended trying to cross the border" in 2018.
Half-True
By John Kruzel • January 11, 2019
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on December 22, 2018 a Facebook post:
"October 2013, Obama shut down the government for 16 days to force Obamacare."  
Half-True
By Jon Greenberg • January 2, 2019
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on November 1, 2018 a radio interview:
"Every couple days we have a caravan size group of people apprehended trying to come into the country illegally, or coming to the ports of entry without documentation."
Half-True
By D.L. Davis • November 16, 2018
Eric Swalwell
Eric Swalwell
stated on November 12, 2018 a tweet:
"15,000 troops will not see their families for #Thanksgiving because of @realDonaldTrump’s Scaravan Stunt. Oh yeah, it’s also costing you 200 million dollars."
Half-True
By Manuela Tobias • November 15, 2018
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on November 6, 2018 a Facebook post:
Mexico is providing professional charter buses for the migrant caravan.
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • November 8, 2018
Ricardo Lara
Ricardo Lara
stated on October 24, 2018 full-page newspaper ads:
As California's Insurance Commissioner, "Steve Poizner pledged to block immigrant children from ever getting MediCal health insurance."
Half-True
By Chris Nichols, Sami Soto • October 30, 2018
George Holding
George Holding
stated on September 27, 2018 a TV ad:
Orange County "released" a sex offender instead of turning him over to immigration authorities - "like a sanctuary city."
Half-True
By Paul Specht • October 18, 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
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 U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema "voted to cut ICE."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • September 21, 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
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
Cal Thomas
Cal Thomas
stated on June 20, 2018 in a column:
Says Hillary Clinton once "supported a border wall until she ran for president in 2016."
Half-True
By John Kruzel • June 27, 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
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
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
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