Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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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
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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