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TikTok posts
stated on May 17, 2023 in a TikTok video:

Video shows a U.S. military member opening a border gate and allowing immigrants to enter the country illegally.

By Sara Swann • May 26, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on May 15, 2023 in a TikTok video:

"Chinese communist” troops on the ground at U.S. southern border.

By Jeff Cercone • May 19, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on May 14, 2023 in a TikTok post:

This video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!”

By Maria Briceño • May 18, 2023
Tweets
stated on May 12, 2023 in a tweet:

“JUST IN: A MASSIVE CARAVAN of illegal aliens is forcing their way into the US!”

By Marta Campabadal Graus • May 18, 2023
TikTok posts
stated on May 5, 2023 in una publicación en TikTok:

Este video muestra "gente saliendo de Florida por nueva orden que se aprobó ley antimigrante”.

By Maria Briceño • May 11, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 8, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”

By Samantha Putterman • May 10, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on May 4, 2023 in a Facebook post:

Photo shows first person from a Honduras caravan to be granted asylum in the U.S.

By Loreben Tuquero • May 9, 2023
Tweets
stated on May 8, 2023 in a tweet:

Photo shows migrants heading to U.S. border in May 2023.

By Samantha Putterman • May 8, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on April 21, 2023 in una publicación en Facebook:

Este video enseña “las primera palabras” de Gustavo Petro junto a Joe Biden.

By Maria Briceño • April 27, 2023
Ron DeSantis
stated on April 6, 2023 in a speech:

When migrants arrived on Martha’s Vineyard, “They called out the National Guard and deported them within 24 hours.”

By Amy Sherman • April 11, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2023 in a Facebook post:

The U.S. State Department has started a special immigrants visa “evacuation operation.”

By Ciara O'Rourke • February 22, 2023
Kayleigh McEnany
stated on February 7, 2023 in a Facebook post:

"Joe Biden's wide open southern border" is to blame for fentanyl deaths in the U.S.

By Jeff Cercone • February 10, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on January 27, 2023 in a Facebook post:

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar is "facing 40 years in prison and deportation after seven new crimes uncovered."

By Tom Kertscher • February 2, 2023
Facebook posts
stated on March 2, 2020 in a Facebook post:

A video shows migrants faking tears for news cameras.

By Ciara O'Rourke • December 20, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on December 9, 2022 in a post:

Video shows Sen. John Kennedy telling Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, “You will be impeached.”

By Gabrielle Settles • December 15, 2022
Mike Pence
stated on November 18, 2022 in a speech:

The border wall and the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy “reduced illegal immigration by 90%.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 6, 2022
Jeh Johnson
stated on November 27, 2022 in an interview:

“Only about 20%” of people who apply for asylum qualify for it.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • December 6, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on November 20, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The Biden administration is deporting Cubans “because Cubans by and large are conservatives.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 23, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on November 17, 2022 in a post:

Video is evidence of a recent increase in robberies in Spain by “migrants from the Middle East and Africa.”

By Gabrielle Settles • November 18, 2022
Adam Laxalt
stated on November 20, 2022 in an ad:

“Biden and Democrats have dismantled border security.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 3, 2022
Citizens for Sanity
stated on October 5, 2022 in an ad:

Suggests that an immigrant charged with sexually assaulting a child entered the U.S. illegally during the Biden administration.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 21, 2022
Blake Masters
stated on October 15, 2022 in a tweet:

Immigrants illegally in the country are treated “better than military veterans.”

By Jon Greenberg • October 21, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on August 21, 2022 in an Instagram post:

“America now has a government that forbids border agents from using deadly force, but is training IRS agents to use SWAT-team tactics on law-abiding citizens.”

By Jeff Cercone • September 30, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 16, 2022 in a post:

Martha’s Vineyard “deported 50 illegals after only 24 hours.”

By Madison Czopek • September 21, 2022
Instagram posts
stated on September 18, 2022 in a Facebook post:

Martha’s Vineyard "used the military to deport every last illegal migrant from their island.”

By Jeff Cercone • September 20, 2022
Jim Marchant
stated on August 9, 2022 in an interview with Steve Bannon:

“Here in Nevada, the DMV registers everybody (to vote) and so that means illegals. They don’t check.”

By Amy Sherman • September 8, 2022
Adam Laxalt
stated on August 8, 2022 in a statement:

The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 31, 2022
Tomi Lahren
stated on July 25, 2022 in a tweet:

“Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • August 5, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post:

This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio.

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz • June 30, 2022
Facebook posts
stated on June 28, 2022 in Facebook post:

Esta grabación muestra una llamada al 911 de los migrantes atrapados en un camión en San Antonio, Texas.

By Nuria Diaz Muñoz • June 30, 2022

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