Latest Fact-checks in Homeland Security Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement." Martha McSally stated on August 14, 2018 in 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." Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2018 in an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now." Equity Forward stated on July 23, 2018 in 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." Jeff Sessions stated on July 26, 2018 in a speech: "One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien." Chris Sununu stated on June 26, 2018 in 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." Bill Nelson stated on July 23, 2018 in 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." Mike Pence stated on July 19, 2018 in 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. Kirstjen Nielsen stated on July 19, 2018 in 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." Raul Labrador stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman: Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims. Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13." Becoming American Initiative stated on July 3, 2018 in 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." Corey Stewart stated on June 30, 2018 in 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." Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in 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." Leah Vukmir stated on June 19, 2018 in a statement: On separating families at the border. Newsflash stated on June 13, 2018 in a blog post: "Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders." Bloggers stated on May 14, 2018 in a headline: "National Guard storms Mexico border, makes game-changing impact in just 30 days" Donald Trump stated on May 24, 2018 in a Fox &Friends interview: Speaking of immigration cases, says, "We have thousands of judges." Donald Trump stated on May 28, 2018 in a tweet: A "horrible law" requires that children be separated from their parents "once they cross the Border into the U.S." Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2018 in a speech: Says "Nancy Pelosi came out in favor of MS-13." Leah Vukmir stated on May 14, 2018 in an interview: Says Tammy Baldwin is "more worried about the mastermind of 9/11" than supporting CIA director nominee Gina Haspel. Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands." Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in 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." LaWana Mayfield stated on April 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: "I am still waiting for someone to produce pieces of the alleged plane" that caused the Twin Towers to collapse. Jerry Brown stated on April 11, 2018 in a letter to the Trump administration: "Here are the facts: there is no massive wave of migrants pouring into California. Overall immigrant apprehensions on the border last year were as low as they’ve been in nearly 50 years (and 85 percent of the apprehensions occurred outside of California)." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor. John Garamendi stated on April 2, 2018 in a CNN interview: "The Coast Guard confiscated 200 tons of contraband, heroin, and so forth. At the border they collected 20 tons." Ruben Gallego stated on April 3, 2018 in a tweet: "For what it would cost the (National) Guard to make just two arrests at the border, we could give a homeless veteran permanent housing for an entire year." Donald Trump stated on April 3, 2018 in a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." Kelli Ward stated on March 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Martha McSally "is a #FlipFlopBorderHawk."
Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement." Martha McSally stated on August 14, 2018 in 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." Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2018 in an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now." Equity Forward stated on July 23, 2018 in 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." Jeff Sessions stated on July 26, 2018 in a speech: "One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien." Chris Sununu stated on June 26, 2018 in 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." Bill Nelson stated on July 23, 2018 in 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." Mike Pence stated on July 19, 2018 in 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. Kirstjen Nielsen stated on July 19, 2018 in 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." Raul Labrador stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman: Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims. Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13." Becoming American Initiative stated on July 3, 2018 in 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." Corey Stewart stated on June 30, 2018 in 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." Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in 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." Leah Vukmir stated on June 19, 2018 in a statement: On separating families at the border. Newsflash stated on June 13, 2018 in a blog post: "Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders." Bloggers stated on May 14, 2018 in a headline: "National Guard storms Mexico border, makes game-changing impact in just 30 days" Donald Trump stated on May 24, 2018 in a Fox &Friends interview: Speaking of immigration cases, says, "We have thousands of judges." Donald Trump stated on May 28, 2018 in a tweet: A "horrible law" requires that children be separated from their parents "once they cross the Border into the U.S." Donald Trump stated on May 22, 2018 in a speech: Says "Nancy Pelosi came out in favor of MS-13." Leah Vukmir stated on May 14, 2018 in an interview: Says Tammy Baldwin is "more worried about the mastermind of 9/11" than supporting CIA director nominee Gina Haspel. Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands." Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in 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." LaWana Mayfield stated on April 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: "I am still waiting for someone to produce pieces of the alleged plane" that caused the Twin Towers to collapse. Jerry Brown stated on April 11, 2018 in a letter to the Trump administration: "Here are the facts: there is no massive wave of migrants pouring into California. Overall immigrant apprehensions on the border last year were as low as they’ve been in nearly 50 years (and 85 percent of the apprehensions occurred outside of California)." Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor. John Garamendi stated on April 2, 2018 in a CNN interview: "The Coast Guard confiscated 200 tons of contraband, heroin, and so forth. At the border they collected 20 tons." Ruben Gallego stated on April 3, 2018 in a tweet: "For what it would cost the (National) Guard to make just two arrests at the border, we could give a homeless veteran permanent housing for an entire year." Donald Trump stated on April 3, 2018 in a press conference: "We’ve started building the wall." Kelli Ward stated on March 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Martha McSally "is a #FlipFlopBorderHawk."
Ron DeSantis stated on September 2, 2018 in a radio interview: Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement."
Martha McSally stated on August 14, 2018 in 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."
Marco Rubio stated on August 2, 2018 in an interview with CBS News: States "haven't even begun to spend the (election security) money they have now."
Equity Forward stated on July 23, 2018 in 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."
Jeff Sessions stated on July 26, 2018 in a speech: "One out of every 30 people in the Greater Boston area is an illegal alien."
Chris Sununu stated on June 26, 2018 in 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."
Bill Nelson stated on July 23, 2018 in 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."
Mike Pence stated on July 19, 2018 in 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.
Kirstjen Nielsen stated on July 19, 2018 in 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."
Raul Labrador stated on June 27, 2018 in an opinion piece in the Idaho Statesman: Immigrants "can show up at any embassy or consulate abroad" to make their asylum claims.
Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet: "I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."
Becoming American Initiative stated on July 3, 2018 in 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."
Corey Stewart stated on June 30, 2018 in 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."
Jeff Sessions stated on June 25, 2018 in 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."
Newsflash stated on June 13, 2018 in a blog post: "Trump’s DHS secretary confirms they are preparing to arrest sanctuary city leaders."
Bloggers stated on May 14, 2018 in a headline: "National Guard storms Mexico border, makes game-changing impact in just 30 days"
Donald Trump stated on May 24, 2018 in a Fox &Friends interview: Speaking of immigration cases, says, "We have thousands of judges."
Donald Trump stated on May 28, 2018 in a tweet: A "horrible law" requires that children be separated from their parents "once they cross the Border into the U.S."
Leah Vukmir stated on May 14, 2018 in an interview: Says Tammy Baldwin is "more worried about the mastermind of 9/11" than supporting CIA director nominee Gina Haspel.
Donald Trump stated on May 15, 2018 in a speech: Says of MS-13 gang members, "We are getting them out of our country by the thousands."
Patty Murray stated on May 8, 2018 in 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."
LaWana Mayfield stated on April 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: "I am still waiting for someone to produce pieces of the alleged plane" that caused the Twin Towers to collapse.
Jerry Brown stated on April 11, 2018 in a letter to the Trump administration: "Here are the facts: there is no massive wave of migrants pouring into California. Overall immigrant apprehensions on the border last year were as low as they’ve been in nearly 50 years (and 85 percent of the apprehensions occurred outside of California)."
Donald Trump stated on April 7, 2018 in a tweet: Says Scott Pruitt’s security spending was "somewhat more" than his predecessor.
John Garamendi stated on April 2, 2018 in a CNN interview: "The Coast Guard confiscated 200 tons of contraband, heroin, and so forth. At the border they collected 20 tons."
Ruben Gallego stated on April 3, 2018 in a tweet: "For what it would cost the (National) Guard to make just two arrests at the border, we could give a homeless veteran permanent housing for an entire year."
Kelli Ward stated on March 16, 2018 in a Facebook post: Says Rep. Martha McSally "is a #FlipFlopBorderHawk."