Latest Fact-Checks In Homeland Security

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Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
stated on September 11, 2018 an MSNBC interview
Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE.
True
By Miriam Valverde • September 13, 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
Martha McSally
Martha McSally
stated on August 14, 2018 a campaign ad
Says "former Democrat Kelli Ward attacked President Trump's plans to crack down on illegal immigration, saying Trump was making a mistake."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 16, 2018
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on August 2, 2018 an interview with CBS News
States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now."  
Mostly False
By Jon Greenberg • August 3, 2018
Equity Forward
Equity Forward
stated on July 23, 2018 an ad
Says HHS Secretary Alex Azar called family separations at the border and detention of children in cages "one of the great acts of American generosity and charity" and "is now in charge."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • August 2, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on July 26, 2018 a speech
"One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien."
True
By Miriam Valverde • July 31, 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
Bill Nelson
Bill Nelson
stated on July 23, 2018 a Senate floor speech
Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • July 26, 2018
Mike Pence
Mike Pence
stated on July 19, 2018 a speech
In 2017, ICE "arrested more than 127,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or facing charges of breaking our nation's’ laws," and removed nearly 5,000 gang members.
True
By Miriam Valverde • July 25, 2018
Kirstjen Nielsen
Kirstjen Nielsen
stated on July 19, 2018 an interview
"There are billboards in Central America in the Northern Triangle countries advertising how to grab a kid to get into the United States illegally."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 23, 2018
Raul Labrador
Raul Labrador
stated on June 27, 2018 an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman
Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims.
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 10, 2018
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on June 30, 2018 a tweet
"I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 9, 2018
Becoming American Initiative
Becoming American Initiative
stated on July 3, 2018 an ad
Says Ronald Reagan said immigrants "brought with them courage and the values of family, work, and freedom. Let us pledge to each other that we can make America great again."
Mostly True
By Miriam Valverde • July 3, 2018
Corey Stewart
Corey Stewart
stated on June 30, 2018 in a Facebook live video
"Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well."
Pants on Fire!
By Bill McCarthy • July 3, 2018
Jeff Sessions
Jeff Sessions
stated on June 25, 2018 a speech
"Our courts find that 80 percent of those who do file for asylum aren’t qualified for it, do not merit that relief."
False
By Miriam Valverde • July 2, 2018
Leah Vukmir
Leah Vukmir
stated on June 19, 2018 a statement
On separating families at the border.  
Half Flip
June 20, 2018
Newsflash
Newsflash
stated on June 13, 2018 a blog post
"Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders."
Mostly False
By Miriam Valverde • June 13, 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
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