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All Fact-checks for Immigration

stated on March 24, 2021 in Twitter

“We have encountered the largest surge of migrants (at the southern border) in the last 20 years.”

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stated on April 5, 2021 in a Facebook post

“Kids at the border: 2,600 highest number Trump, 12,000 currently under Biden.”

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stated on April 5, 2021 in a blog post

“Report: Biden administration busing ‘thousands’ of illegals to red states to get permanent status.”

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stated on April 1, 2021 in a TV segment

“The Biden administration is engaging in human trafficking because they are enabling this to happen” at the southern border.

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stated on March 30, 2021 in a tweet

“Twice as many children are in Border Patrol custody under Biden than Trump peak in 2019.”

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stated on March 21, 2021 in a Facebook post

“Less than 500 people a year killed by all rifles combined” and “4,000 a year killed by illegals.”

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stated on March 24, 2021 in a Facebook post

Says the suspected Boulder mass shooter is a Muslim "who entered illegally from Mexico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns."

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stated on March 23, 2021 in a Facebook post

“We spent billions on a border wall and quit when it was 90% finished.”

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Veronica Escobar

stated on March 14, 2021 in an interview

"We began seeing the increase in unaccompanied minors going back to last April 2020. This is not something that happened as a result of Joe Biden becoming president.”

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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.”

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stated on March 25, 2021 in press conference

“We’re sending back the vast majority of the families that are coming.”

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stated on March 15, 2021 in a tweet

"Illegal border crossings are up 173% from 1 year ago and 28% since January when President Biden stopped the wall & deportations and started catch & release."

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stated on March 21, 2021 in a statement to the media

"We proudly handed the Biden administration the most secure border in history. All they had to do was keep this smooth-running system on autopilot.”

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Alejandro Mayorkas

stated on March 21, 2021 in in an ABC News interview

The border surge is “challenging” because the immigration system that had been in place for decades “was dismantled in its entirety by the Trump administration.”

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stated on March 20, 2021 in a TV segment

The southern U.S. border “is now open to anyone from anywhere in the world who wishes to enter our country.”

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stated on March 13, 2021 in in an interview on Fox News

"When I became governor, we banned sanctuary cities and we also did E-Verify."

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stated on March 13, 2021 in a text post

Says Joe Biden is “now saying he inherited ‘a mess’ at the border. Fact: 9,000 illegals all of 2020. So far in 2021 108,000 entered U.S.”

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Veronica Escobar

stated on March 14, 2021 in a CNN interview

"We saw the increases (of unaccompanied minors at the southern U.S. border) dating back almost a year."

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stated on March 9, 2021 in a Facebook post

“Illegal aliens will receive $1,400 stimulus checks.”

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stated on March 9, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview

Says the Biden administration is canceling immigration detainers and “requiring our law enforcement leaders to release” serious criminal offenders.

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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

Our fact-checks of the pivotal Georgia Senate runoff races

Our fact-checks of the pivotal Georgia Senate runoff races

By Miriam Valverde • January 5, 2021

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s closing arguments of the 2020 campaign

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s closing arguments of the 2020 campaign

By Miriam Valverde • October 27, 2020

Fact-checking Mike Pence, night 3 of the 2020 RNC

Fact-checking Mike Pence, night 3 of the 2020 RNC

By PolitiFact Staff • August 26, 2020

The RNC featured Pompeo in Jerusalem and official White House acts. Is that legal?

The RNC featured Pompeo in Jerusalem and official White House acts. Is that legal?

By Louis Jacobson • August 26, 2020

Donald Trump says he didn't know about Steve Bannon's border wall project. Is that true?

Donald Trump says he didn't know about Steve Bannon's border wall project. Is that true?

By Samantha Putterman • August 20, 2020

Donald Trump’s immigration promises: failures and achievements

Donald Trump’s immigration promises: failures and achievements

By Miriam Valverde • July 27, 2020

Did the Supreme Court grant Trump new powers to reshape immigration and health care?

Did the Supreme Court grant Trump new powers to reshape immigration and health care?

By Jon Greenberg • July 22, 2020

Fact-checking Donald Trump on the Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders unity platform

Fact-checking Donald Trump on the Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders unity platform

By Sophie Austin • July 19, 2020

Republicans and Democrats claim to support Dreamers. So why can’t they pass a law?

Republicans and Democrats claim to support Dreamers. So why can’t they pass a law?

By Amy Sherman • June 25, 2020

Latest promises about Immigration

Create a pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million people

Increase refugee admissions

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

Provide assistance to Northern Triangle countries

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

Load more promises about Immigration