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All Fact-checks for Immigration

stated on November 15, 2021 in a Facebook post

The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.”

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stated on October 18, 2021 in a TV interview

Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally."

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stated on October 28, 2021 in Twitter

Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.”

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stated on October 23, 2021 in a tweet

The migrant caravan from Tapachula, Mexico “is the population of Minneapolis.”

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stated on September 23, 2021 in a tweet

“Approximately 60,000 Canadians currently live undocumented in the USA.”

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stated on September 20, 2021 in a Facebook post

Haitian migrants took an implausible route to Texas-Mexico border area.

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stated on August 4, 2021 in an interview

“In the last several months, the Biden administration has released over 7,000 illegal aliens who were COVID positive just in one Texas city.” Biden's border policies are "endangering not just the people of Texas, but people all across the country."

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stated on August 16, 2021 in a radio show segment

Joe Biden intentionally “let it fall apart” in Afghanistan because he “wants a couple hundred thousand more Ilhan Omars to come into America to change the body politic permanently.”

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stated on August 3, 2021 in a school board meeting

The United States' southern border is "basically open" and is "a super spreader event.”

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stated on August 7, 2021 in an interview

The Biden administration is “not even testing these people” being released by Border Patrol into the U.S.

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stated on August 4, 2021 in a press conference

Says Joe Biden has driven the current coronavirus surge because he “imported more virus from around the world by having a wide open southern border.”

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stated on July 31, 2021 in a Facebook post

Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.”

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stated on July 26, 2021 in a tweet

Says Joe Biden “is restricting travel for Americans into Mexico, but is keeping the border wide open for illegal aliens to walk right into our country.”

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stated on July 24, 2021 in a Facebook post

There are “22 million illegal aliens living in America and ... voting illegally.”

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stated on July 13, 2021 in a radio interview

“You may be 55 years old in [Illinois] and a citizen and not eligible for Medicaid. But if you are an undocumented immigrant and 55 or older, you’re eligible for Medicaid.”

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stated on June 16, 2021 in a press conference

“Carnage" is being caused "by people who are coming across the border."

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stated on June 9, 2021 in an interview

“We see an uncompleted wall that was duly appropriated dollars during the Trump days to build over 700 miles. Only 150 miles were constructed.”

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stated on May 17, 2021 in social media posts

“Gas prices highest in a decade. Worst jobs report in 2 decades. Highest inflation in 3 decades. Highest increase in illegal immigration in 4 decades.”

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stated on April 19, 2021 in an op-ed

“One of (Joe Biden’s) first acts in office was sending an immigration bill to Congress to grant mass amnesty to illegal immigrants.”

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stated on April 19, 2021 in an interview on Fox News

“Human trafficking and drugs” at the Mexico border have “doubled, tripled and quadrupled” since Joe Biden became president.

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Fact-checking former President Donald Trump’s 'Save America' rally in Iowa

Fact-checking former President Donald Trump’s 'Save America' rally in Iowa

By Caleb McCullough • October 11, 2021

What we know about images of Border Patrol and Haitian migrants

What we know about images of Border Patrol and Haitian migrants

By Amy Sherman • September 24, 2021

Joe Biden said not everyone who wants to can leave after a war. Military experts checked his history

Joe Biden said not everyone who wants to can leave after a war. Military experts checked his history

By Louis Jacobson • September 2, 2021

How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know

How are Afghan refugees being vetted? Here’s what we know

By Louis Jacobson • August 25, 2021

GOP governors answer Texas’ call to send forces to the border. But what is their role?

GOP governors answer Texas’ call to send forces to the border. But what is their role?

By Amy Sherman • July 2, 2021

Donald Trump’s 'I was right about everything,' fact-checked

Donald Trump’s 'I was right about everything,' fact-checked

By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 14, 2021

Central America and the root causes of migration to the US

Central America and the root causes of migration to the US

By Miriam Valverde • June 7, 2021

Evaluating President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office

Evaluating President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office

By Louis Jacobson • April 26, 2021

What is the Biden administration saying about the refugee admissions cap for 2021?

What is the Biden administration saying about the refugee admissions cap for 2021?

By Miriam Valverde • April 20, 2021

What we know about COVID-19 testing for migrants at the southern border

What we know about COVID-19 testing for migrants at the southern border

By Miriam Valverde • April 12, 2021

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s first White House press conference

Fact-checking Joe Biden’s first White House press conference

By Louis Jacobson • March 25, 2021

How many terrorists have attempted to cross the southern border? Data is limited and imprecise

How many terrorists have attempted to cross the southern border? Data is limited and imprecise

By Miriam Valverde • March 22, 2021

Are California recall leaders tied to militias and QAnon? We fact-checked Gov. Newsom's claims

Are California recall leaders tied to militias and QAnon? We fact-checked Gov. Newsom's claims

By Chris Nichols • March 18, 2021

Fact-checking claims about deportations in Biden's first month

Fact-checking claims about deportations in Biden's first month

By Miriam Valverde • February 26, 2021

Joe Biden’s plan to reunify families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under Trump

Joe Biden’s plan to reunify families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under Trump

By Miriam Valverde • February 15, 2021

Facebook post laments Biden’s first actions with false claims

Facebook post laments Biden’s first actions with false claims

By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2021

Which campaign promises did Joe Biden tackle first?

Which campaign promises did Joe Biden tackle first?

By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2021

Joe Biden tackles immigration, hoping to undo Trump-era policies

Joe Biden tackles immigration, hoping to undo Trump-era policies

By Miriam Valverde • January 21, 2021

PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker: Monitoring 100 of his campaign promises

PolitiFact’s Biden Promise Tracker: Monitoring 100 of his campaign promises

By Amy Sherman • January 20, 2021

How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises

How Donald Trump performed on 11 key promises

By Louis Jacobson • January 19, 2021

Latest promises about Immigration

Provide assistance to Northern Triangle countries

Increase refugee admissions

Create a pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million people

Reverse family separation policies

End federal government's use of private prisons and detention centers

Immediately rescind the “Muslim bans”

Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation

End for-profit detention centers

Double number of immigration judges and staff

Cancel all funding of sanctuary cities

Cancel visas to foreign countries that won't take undocumented immigrants back

Remove all undocumented immigrants

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