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Latest Fact-Checks In Immigration

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Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops
stated on March 15, 2017 a Florida House subcommittee hearing
"Unlawful presence (in the United States) is not a crime."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 15, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2017 his first Cabinet meeting
"In the first full month of my administration following the issuance of my executive orders, illegal immigration on our southern border fell by an unprecedented 40 percent."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • March 14, 2017
Keith Ellison
Keith Ellison
stated on March 7, 2017 an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
Says President Donald Trump's travel ban could ban Somalis "from getting relief (from famine) through coming to the United States."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • March 13, 2017
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 6, 2017 social media posts
"It's important to pay attention to the Russian spy drama, but let's not ignore the fact that the following (10) bills have been introduced" in the House.
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2017
Sean Ryan
Sean Ryan
stated on March 1, 2017 a press conference
"Just last year, over 5,000 refugees came to New York state, and 94 percent settled outside of New York City."
True
By Dan Clark • March 4, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 28, 2017 a speech before a joint session of Congress
"According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • March 2, 2017
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on February 6, 2017 a tweet
Says Travis County’s sheriff refuses to enforce 8 USC 1373.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2017
Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris
stated on February 16, 2017 a speech
"Studies have shown Latinos are more than 40 percent less likely to call 911 when they have been a victim of a crime."
Mostly True
By Chris Nichols • February 24, 2017
Steve Adler
Steve Adler
stated on February 14, 2017 an open letter to Austin residents
"Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 23, 2017
Robert Menendez
Robert Menendez
stated on February 13, 2017 a tweet
Recent immigration raids "are not business as usual. The raids are being done indiscriminately. They’re not focused simply on criminal aliens."
Half-True
By Miriam Valverde • February 17, 2017
Stephen Miller
Stephen Miller
stated on February 12, 2017 an interview on ABC's "This Week"
"I'm calling into question the accuracy of the ruling. The district judge in Seattle said there was no indication of terrorism from these seven countries in our country."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 14, 2017
Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
stated on February 7, 2017 a Fox News interview
Of 1 million green cards issued a year, "almost none of those green cards are based on job skills or demonstrated economic needs."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • February 14, 2017
Ron Johnson
Ron Johnson
stated on February 3, 2017 a CNN interview
Israel cut its illegal immigration rate by "99 percent" by constructing a 143-mile fence along its southern border.
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • February 13, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 12, 2017 a tweet
Says "72% of refugees admitted into U.S. (2/3 -2/11) during COURT BREAKDOWN are from 7 countries: SYRIA, IRAQ, SOMALIA, IRAN, SUDAN, LIBYA & YEMEN."
Mostly True
By Allison Graves • February 12, 2017
Dawn Buckingham
Dawn Buckingham
stated on February 8, 2017 a campaign email blast
"Hundreds of illegal immigrants subject to detainers were released in the last week since the new sanctuary policy was adopted by the Travis County Sheriff's Office."  
False
By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on January 30, 2017 a blog post
Says President Donald Trump "signs a visa-free travel policy" for Ghana and Malawi.  
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • February 9, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 2, 2017 a Facebook post
"Smart! 'Kuwait issues its own Trump-esque visa ban for five Muslim-majority countries.' "
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2017
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on January 29, 2017 an interview
The seven nations identified in Donald Trump's travel ban were "identified by the Obama administration as the seven most dangerous countries in the world in regard to harboring terrorists."
Half-True
February 7, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 5, 2017 an interview with Bill O'Reilly
Says "109 people out of hundreds of thousands of travelers" were affected by the immigration executive order.
False
By Linda Qiu • February 6, 2017
Tom McClintock
Tom McClintock
stated on January 31, 2017 an interview
Refugee "vetting was very haphazard," under the Obama Administration. "In many cases, we simply accepted the word of applicants."
Mostly False
By Chris Nichols • February 3, 2017
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