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All Fact-checks for Immigration

stated on June 8, 2025 in a television interview

Four million more people live in Florida, but New York gets $20 billion more for Medicaid, because it covers illegal immigrants and adults without chronic illness.

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stated on June 6, 2025 in a video

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided Los Angeles' Gratts Learning Academy during a June graduation ceremony.

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stated on June 9, 2025 in a video

Craigslist ad was “recruiting people for LA ‘protests.’”

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stated on June 9, 2025 in social media posts

California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025.

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stated on June 8, 2025 in an X post

Video shows “Marines have arrived in Los Angeles” June 8 to respond to immigration protests.

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stated on June 8, 2025 in a Facebook post

“BREAKING: Rep. Maxine Waters calls for the United States to grant citizenship to every undocumented protester in Los Angeles” 2025 protests.

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stated on June 8, 2025 in X posts

Video shows a police car burning during June 2025 Los Angeles protests.

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stated on May 25, 2025 in a press gaggle

Harvard University “refuse(s) to tell us” who its international students are.

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stated on May 24, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok

El gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis firmó ley que prohíbe a inmigrantes ilegalmente en el país echar gasolina.

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stated on May 14, 2025 in una conferencia de prensa

Que California ofrezca acceso asequible a cuidado de salud para los inmigrantes ilegalmente en EE.UU.

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stated on May 14, 2025 in in a press conference

On California offering affordable health care access for immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

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stated on May 9, 2025 in an interview

The Immigration and Nationality Act “stripped Article III courts, that's the judicial branch, of jurisdiction over immigration cases.”

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stated on April 30, 2025 in a Facebook post

“In 1996, Congress specifically authorized the executive branch to conduct non-judicial deportations NOT SUBJECT TO DUE PROCESS.”

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stated on April 29, 2025 in an interview

“If people come into our country illegally, there’s a different standard” for due process.

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stated on April 30, 2025 in a post on X

"Republicans just voted in the House Judiciary Committee to allow Trump to DEPORT U.S. citizens to a foreign country."

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stated on April 29, 2025 in an interview with ABC News

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “had ‘MS-13’ on his knuckles tattooed. … He had ‘MS’ as clear as you can be. Not 'interpreted.’”

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stated on April 13, 2025 in a post on X

Arizona Democrats “needed a lawsuit to force them to remove 50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls.”

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stated on April 10, 2025 in a NewsNation interview

Under the SAVE Act, “as long as you have a Real ID … it should be easy for you to register to vote.”

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stated on March 4, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok

El presidente Donald Trump aprobó una nueva ley “que exige la implantación obligatoria de un chip en todos los extranjeros”.

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stated on April 1, 2025 in a post on X

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.”

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NY comptroller Brad Lander demanded a ‘judicial warrant’ in courthouse. Do ICE agents need that?

NY comptroller Brad Lander demanded a ‘judicial warrant’ in courthouse. Do ICE agents need that?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 18, 2025

Fact-checking misinformation about the LA protests

Fact-checking misinformation about the LA protests

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • June 11, 2025

LA protests: What US law says about Trump’s deployment of CA National Guard, U.S. Marines

LA protests: What US law says about Trump’s deployment of CA National Guard, U.S. Marines

By Gabrielle Lazor • June 10, 2025

Timeline: Was the California National Guard at LA protests when Trump thanked them?

Timeline: Was the California National Guard at LA protests when Trump thanked them?

By Madison Czopek • June 9, 2025

Trump’s Afrikaner refugee policy based on unfounded claims about land, white farmer ‘genocide’

Trump’s Afrikaner refugee policy based on unfounded claims about land, white farmer ‘genocide’

By Amy Sherman • May 20, 2025

Can green card, visa holders fly in the US under new Real ID rules? Here's what to know

Can green card, visa holders fly in the US under new Real ID rules? Here's what to know

By Maria Briceño • May 12, 2025

Has Trump faced more deportation-related court injunctions than his predecessors?

Has Trump faced more deportation-related court injunctions than his predecessors?

By Loreben Tuquero • April 30, 2025

Fact-checking Donald Trump's 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan

Fact-checking Donald Trump's 100-day rally in Warren, Michigan

By Madison Czopek • April 30, 2025

Cómo falsedades y engaños impulsaron la agenda migratoria de Trump en sus primeros 100 días

Cómo falsedades y engaños impulsaron la agenda migratoria de Trump en sus primeros 100 días

By Maria Briceño • April 28, 2025

How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdown in his first 100 days

How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdown in his first 100 days

By Maria Briceño • April 28, 2025

Trump skewed the facts about Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, MS-13 gang and deportation

Trump skewed the facts about Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, MS-13 gang and deportation

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 23, 2025

Donald Trump’s altered Abrego Garcia photo: Why gang experts dismiss MS-13 link to finger tattoos

Donald Trump’s altered Abrego Garcia photo: Why gang experts dismiss MS-13 link to finger tattoos

By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2025

Insurrection Act vs. martial law: What power applies to Trump’s April 20 deadline?

Insurrection Act vs. martial law: What power applies to Trump’s April 20 deadline?

By Madison Czopek • April 16, 2025

Fact-checking Nayib Bukele and Trump officials on Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s deportation

Fact-checking Nayib Bukele and Trump officials on Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s deportation

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 14, 2025

Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers

Elon Musk’s ‘mind-blowing’ chart isn’t new: People with work permits get Social Security numbers

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 2, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: What evidence does the government need to deport green card, visa holders?

Ask PolitiFact: What evidence does the government need to deport green card, visa holders?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 26, 2025

Tren de Aragua: Que sabemos sobre la pandilla venezolana que Trump designó como terrorista

Tren de Aragua: Que sabemos sobre la pandilla venezolana que Trump designó como terrorista

By Maria Briceño • March 25, 2025

Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.

Ask PolitiFact: Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 19, 2025

President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment. It’s unlikely to happen.

President Donald Trump called for a judge’s impeachment. It’s unlikely to happen.

By Amy Sherman • March 19, 2025

The facts behind the 19 programs President Donald Trump described as ‘waste’

The facts behind the 19 programs President Donald Trump described as ‘waste’

By Grace Abels • March 12, 2025

Latest promises about Immigration

Restore and expand the travel ban

Carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history

Designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations

Revoke the Temporary Legal Status of Haitians

End birthright citizenship

Finish the border wall

Restore Remain in Mexico program

Create a victims' compensation fund of "migrant crime" from seized gang assets

Provide assistance to Northern Triangle countries

Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation

Create a pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million people

Double number of immigration judges and staff

Load more promises about Immigration