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Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts:

Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.

By Loreben Tuquero• January 8, 2026

Social Media stated on January 07, 2026 in social media posts:

Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.

By Maria Briceño• January 8, 2026

X posts stated on January 25, 2026 in an X post:

An image shows Alex Pretti holding a gun, not a phone, while pinned by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.

By Maria Briceño• January 27, 2026

Facebook posts stated on March 26, 2026 in a Facebook post:

Video shows ICE agent removing “US citizen on a plane for being Latino.”

By Maria Briceño• March 30, 2026

Commonwealth Together PAC stated on April 08, 2026 in an online ad:

“Moulton voted with Republicans to thank ICE for protecting our homeland. He thanked ICE as they were terrorizing our communities and killed citizens in broad daylight.”

By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2026

Stephen Miller stated on October 24, 2025 in an interview:

“To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 29, 2025

Social Media stated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts:

A document shows Minnesota shooting victim Renee Good had a record of child abuse.

By Loreben Tuquero• January 12, 2026

Facebook posts stated on May 28, 2022 in a Facebook post:

The man who killed the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter “wasn't even an on-duty police officer.”

By Samantha Putterman• May 31, 2022

Viral image stated on May 26, 2021 in a social media posts and articles:

Says ATF chief nominee David Chipman was part of the 1993 assault on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.

By Jon Greenberg• June 1, 2021

Mark Warner stated on January 11, 2026 in an interview:

“They are not getting the traditional five months training. … The training for the ICE agents now is 47 days.”

By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 12, 2026

JD Vance stated on January 22, 2026 in a press conference:

"Right now we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated our immigration laws."

By Amy Sherman• January 28, 2026

Donald Trump stated on February 08, 2026 in an interview on NBC:

Crime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”

By Amy Sherman• February 13, 2026

George Holding stated on September 27, 2018 in a TV ad:

Orange County "released" a sex offender instead of turning him over to immigration authorities - "like a sanctuary city."

By Paul Specht• October 18, 2018

Donald Trump stated on October 05, 2025 in a statement to the media:

“Portland is burning to the ground.”

By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• October 7, 2025

Social Media stated on February 08, 2026 in posts:

During the Super Bowl halftime show, “Bad Bunny brought Liam Conejo Ramos onto the stage,” the 5-year-old detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis.

By Samantha Putterman• February 9, 2026

Instagram posts stated on June 06, 2025 in a video:

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

By Ella Moore• June 13, 2025

Donald Trump stated on February 04, 2020 in his 2020 State of the Union address:

“In sanctuary cities, local officials order police to release dangerous criminal aliens to prey upon the public instead of handing them over to ICE to be safely removed.”

By Bill McCarthy• February 5, 2020

Steve Adler stated on February 14, 2017 in an open letter to Austin residents:

"Local authorities in 43 states refused to honor more than 16,000 detainer requests from ICE from October 2013 to December 2015. Only in Alaska, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Vermont and Wyoming did local officials honor all requests, and detainers are relatively rare in those states."

By W. Gardner Selby• February 23, 2017

Facebook posts stated on February 25, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement “will be at every polling station” on Nov. 3, 2020.

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 26, 2020

Big League Politics stated on June 26, 2019 in a web post:

"Texas medical professional: Migrants quarantined with UNKNOWN disease."

By Daniel Funke• July 3, 2019

Recording immigration agents in public is a constitutional right. Here’s what to know

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 4, 2026

Does ICE Have Unlimited Authority To Make Courthouse Arrests?

By Chris Nichols• September 4, 2018

What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE?

By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2026

Fact-check: What Markwayne Mullin said about Rand Paul, Alex Pretti at DHS confirmation hearing

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 18, 2026

Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina

By Will Doran, Paul Specht• November 24, 2025

Experts question Kristi Noem calling Renee Good a 'domestic terrorist.' Here's what it means

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 8, 2026

Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended

By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026

Immigration after one year under Trump: Where do mass deportation efforts stand?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 20, 2026

Fact-checking Seth Moulton and John Deaton in Massachusetts U.S. Senate debate

By Caleb McCullough, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• June 17, 2026

Fact-checking Richard Corcoran and Andrew Gillum's fiery debate on sanctuary cities

By Romy Ellenbogen, Allison Graves, Jimena Tavel• February 14, 2018

In Context: What did Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey say about police fighting ICE?

By Maria Briceño• January 16, 2026

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

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 18, 2025

What we know about Jacob Blake's shooting in Kenosha, Wis.

By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• August 27, 2020

Trump leaders say Minnesota officials withhold detained immigrants from ICE. Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2026

Here’s what Tucker Carlson got wrong about the Kenosha shootings

By Eric Litke• September 23, 2020

Who were the victims of illegal immigrants Trump named at the RNC?

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 22, 2016

PolitiFact’s coverage of the Donald Trump assassination attempt

By PolitiFact Staff • July 25, 2024

Trump's posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2025

Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting

By Grace Abels, Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• September 11, 2025

Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings

By Daniel Funke, John Kruzel• August 5, 2019

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