Latest Mostly False Fact-checks in Border Security Nikki Haley stated on January 5, 2024 in an Iowa PBS interview: “We’ve had 8 million” immigrants come to the U.S. illegally under Biden “and they only sent back 142,000.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.” Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets." MAGA Inc stated on May 24, 2023 in an ad: “Ron DeSantis voted against the wall.” TikTok posts stated on May 10, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “El gobierno de Estados Unidos estará otorgando 30,000 visas mensuales" para personas de Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador "para poder venir a vivir a los Estados Unidos por dos años con permiso de trabajo". TikTok posts stated on April 3, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”. Citizens for Sanity stated on October 7, 2022 in an ad: “Every single Senate Democrat voted against hiring more border agents. They voted against deporting felons. And they voted against ending catch and release.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 10, 2022 in News release: Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.” Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: "The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it." Mark Brnovich stated on May 23, 2022 in a tweet: Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy. Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2022 in a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.” Ron Johnson stated on February 4, 2022 in News release: Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.” Republican National Committee stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet: January 2022 fentanyl seizures show "illicit drugs are flowing into the country at an alarming rate because of Biden’s open border.” Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “We spent billions on a border wall and quit when it was 90% finished.” Joe Biden stated on March 25, 2021 in a press conference: Says there was a “28% increase in children to the border in my administration” and “31% … in 2019.” The increase in migration in January, February and March “happens every year.” Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Passports aren’t required to enter the United States from Mexico and Canada. Greg Abbott stated on March 3, 2021 in a tweet: “The Biden Administration is recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have COVID into Texas communities.” Ron Johnson stated on February 12, 2021 in Twitter: “Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.”
Nikki Haley stated on January 5, 2024 in an Iowa PBS interview: “We’ve had 8 million” immigrants come to the U.S. illegally under Biden “and they only sent back 142,000.” Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.” Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets." MAGA Inc stated on May 24, 2023 in an ad: “Ron DeSantis voted against the wall.” TikTok posts stated on May 10, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “El gobierno de Estados Unidos estará otorgando 30,000 visas mensuales" para personas de Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador "para poder venir a vivir a los Estados Unidos por dos años con permiso de trabajo". TikTok posts stated on April 3, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”. Citizens for Sanity stated on October 7, 2022 in an ad: “Every single Senate Democrat voted against hiring more border agents. They voted against deporting felons. And they voted against ending catch and release.” National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 10, 2022 in News release: Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.” Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: "The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it." Mark Brnovich stated on May 23, 2022 in a tweet: Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy. Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2022 in a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.” Ron Johnson stated on February 4, 2022 in News release: Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.” Republican National Committee stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet: January 2022 fentanyl seizures show "illicit drugs are flowing into the country at an alarming rate because of Biden’s open border.” Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.” Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “We spent billions on a border wall and quit when it was 90% finished.” Joe Biden stated on March 25, 2021 in a press conference: Says there was a “28% increase in children to the border in my administration” and “31% … in 2019.” The increase in migration in January, February and March “happens every year.” Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Passports aren’t required to enter the United States from Mexico and Canada. Greg Abbott stated on March 3, 2021 in a tweet: “The Biden Administration is recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have COVID into Texas communities.” Ron Johnson stated on February 12, 2021 in Twitter: “Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.”
Nikki Haley stated on January 5, 2024 in an Iowa PBS interview: “We’ve had 8 million” immigrants come to the U.S. illegally under Biden “and they only sent back 142,000.”
Ron DeSantis stated on January 10, 2024 in a debate: “Biden’s let in 8 million people just in four years.”
Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference: "In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets."
TikTok posts stated on May 10, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “El gobierno de Estados Unidos estará otorgando 30,000 visas mensuales" para personas de Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador "para poder venir a vivir a los Estados Unidos por dos años con permiso de trabajo".
TikTok posts stated on April 3, 2023 in un video de TikTok: “A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”.
Citizens for Sanity stated on October 7, 2022 in an ad: “Every single Senate Democrat voted against hiring more border agents. They voted against deporting felons. And they voted against ending catch and release.”
National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 10, 2022 in News release: Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.”
Instagram posts stated on June 21, 2022 in an Instagram post: "The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it."
Mark Brnovich stated on May 23, 2022 in a tweet: Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy.
Greg Abbott stated on May 12, 2022 in a press release: Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.”
Ron Johnson stated on February 4, 2022 in News release: Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.”
Republican National Committee stated on February 20, 2022 in a tweet: January 2022 fentanyl seizures show "illicit drugs are flowing into the country at an alarming rate because of Biden’s open border.”
Glenn Grothman stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter: “We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.”
Facebook posts stated on March 23, 2021 in a Facebook post: “We spent billions on a border wall and quit when it was 90% finished.”
Joe Biden stated on March 25, 2021 in a press conference: Says there was a “28% increase in children to the border in my administration” and “31% … in 2019.” The increase in migration in January, February and March “happens every year.”
Facebook posts stated on March 20, 2021 in a Facebook post: Passports aren’t required to enter the United States from Mexico and Canada.
Greg Abbott stated on March 3, 2021 in a tweet: “The Biden Administration is recklessly releasing hundreds of illegal immigrants who have COVID into Texas communities.”
Ron Johnson stated on February 12, 2021 in Twitter: “Biden’s plan will immediately let in 25,000 asylum-seekers who’d been waiting in Mexico as their cases were judged.”