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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

Tricia McLaughlin stated on November 17, 2025 in an interview posted to X:

“There’s about 1,400 criminal illegal aliens that, right now, are in North Carolina and Charlotte’s jails that they refuse to turn over to ICE law enforcement.”

By Paul Specht• November 24, 2025

Bloggers stated on June 13, 2016 in an article:

Says Hillary Clinton’s "State Department blocked investigation into Orlando killer’s mosque."

By Allison Graves• June 23, 2016

Ted Budd stated on January 09, 2019 in a tweet:

Says there are "2,000 inadmissible migrants arriving every day"

By Paul Specht• January 17, 2019

Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2021 in a Facebook post:

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

By Amy Sherman• September 23, 2021

Threads posts stated on July 28, 2025 in a Threads post:

“Home Depot signed a deal that pays them $250 million with DHS, allowing ICE agents to stake out their parking lots and arrest immigrants.”

By Maria Briceño• August 5, 2025

Joe Biden stated on February 16, 2021 in a CNN town hall:

“For the first time in American history, if you're seeking asylum ... you can't do it from the United States. … You’ve got to seek asylum from abroad.”

By Miriam Valverde• February 17, 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

Sarah Huckabee Sanders stated on November 27, 2018 in a press briefing:

"Tear gas was used on average once a month during the Obama administration for very similar circumstances."

By Miriam Valverde• November 28, 2018

Pete Buttigieg stated on August 05, 2019 in a Medium post:

"The Trump Administration cut funding allocated to the Department of Homeland Security to combat white nationalism."

By Amy Sherman• August 9, 2019

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

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. stated on June 27, 2024 in an X livestream:

Border Patrol agents take migrants "to the Yuma airport, put them on a plane to any destination they want. ... And they pay their ticket. And then they get reimbursement from FEMA."

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 3, 2024

Tim Scott stated on April 26, 2026 in an X post:

“Secret Service remains unpaid” during the partial government shutdown.

By Louis Jacobson• April 29, 2026

Michael McCaul stated on January 19, 2024 in an impeachment hearing:

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' border policy is "personally responsible" for fentanyl crossing the border

By Bayliss Wagner• February 12, 2024

X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in un tuit:

ICE está en Uvalde, Texas, “entonces los padres indocumentados tienen que temer la deportación antes de verificar si sus hijos están vivos".

By Nusaiba Mizan• May 26, 2022

Donald Trump stated on October 22, 2018 in a rally for Republican candidates in Houston:

Says Beto O’Rourke "voted to shield MS-13 gang members from deportation."

By W. Gardner Selby• October 25, 2018

Adam Laxalt stated on November 20, 2022 in an ad:

“Biden and Democrats have dismantled border security.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 3, 2022

Instagram posts stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post:

The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S.

By Sofia Ahmed• April 4, 2024

Ron DeSantis stated on January 05, 2026 in a press conference:

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro “was releasing people from his prisons and sending them to our southern border under the Biden administration.”

By Samantha Putterman• January 7, 2026

X posts stated on May 24, 2022 in a tweet:

ICE is in Uvalde, Texas, “so undocumented parents have to consider arrest deportation before they go check to see if their kids are alive.”

By Nusaiba Mizan• May 25, 2022

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