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Search results for "An immigration agent was charged with assault in Minneapolis"

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Fact-checks (6535)

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
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
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
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
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
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
Donald Trump stated on January 21, 2026 in a speech in Davos:
Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”
By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• January 26, 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
Social Media stated on January 25, 2026 in posts:
Evan Kilgore is one of the Border Patrol agents who shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
By Loreben Tuquero• January 26, 2026
Kristi Noem stated on October 30, 2025 in a press conference:
“No American citizens have been arrested or detained” during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns.
By Nick Karmia, Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 31, 2025
Greg Abbott stated on May 07, 2017 in a statement before signing Senate Bill 4 into law over a Facebook Live:
Says Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez "declared that she would not detain known criminals accused of violent crimes."  
By W. Gardner Selby• May 18, 2017
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
Dawn Buckingham stated on February 08, 2017 in a campaign email blast:
"Hundreds of illegal immigrants subject to detainers were released in the last week since the new sanctuary policy was adopted by the Travis County Sheriff's Office."  
By W. Gardner Selby• February 10, 2017
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
Mark Warner stated on January 11, 2026 in una entrevista:
“No están recibiendo el entrenamiento tradicional de cinco meses… .El entrenamiento para los agentes de ICE ahora es de 47 días”.
By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 15, 2026
Donald Trump stated on July 22, 2020 in a speech:
“Murders this year have spiked 27% in Philadelphia.”
By Jessica Calefati• July 24, 2020
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
Citizens for Sanity stated on October 05, 2022 in an ad:
Suggests that an immigrant charged with sexually assaulting a child entered the U.S. illegally during the Biden administration.
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 21, 2022
Social Media stated on January 11, 2026 in social media posts:
A letter sent to postal service employees about working during emergencies such as civil unrest is a sign that President Donald Trump will impose martial law.
By Amy Sherman• January 15, 2026

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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-check: Trump officials’ statements about Alex Pretti’s fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 26, 2026

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

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 4, 2026

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

By Maria Briceño• January 16, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2026

In Context: What Trump got wrong about 2026 Winter Olympics skier Hunter Hess’s comments

By Amy Sherman• February 9, 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

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

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 20, 2026

Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin?

By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024

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

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 18, 2025

President Donald Trump fires Kristi Noem as DHS secretary. A look back at her falsehoods

By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 5, 2026

Separating fact from fiction on California’s Sanctuary State law

By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2018

The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin, explained

By Bill McCarthy• April 20, 2021

Democratic fight over DHS funding could lead to government shutdown. How could it play out?

By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2026

What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE?

By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2026

Comparing the Breonna Taylor and Justine Damond cases

By Ciara O'Rourke• September 24, 2020

Black Lives Matter protests and the Capitol assault: Comparing the police response

By Jon Greenberg, Noah Y. Kim• January 8, 2021

The death of George Floyd: What you need to know

By Bill McCarthy• May 29, 2020

Ad Watch: Trump ad mischaracterizes immigration data, Harris’ remarks on decriminalizing immigration

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 25, 2024

Fact-checking Obama and others on border claims

By • May 10, 2011