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Bloggers stated on October 31, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

"Caravan Violence: Invaders Shoot At Police, Set Fire To Immigration Checkpoint"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• November 13, 2018

National Republican Congressional Committee stated on May 31, 2017 in a campaign ad:

"ISIS is infiltrating America and using Syrians to do it."

By Louis Jacobson• June 1, 2017

Donald Trump stated on June 18, 2024 in Public appearance:

Says he “saved Kenosha” and the “governor wouldn’t move” on sending the National Guard.

By Hope Karnopp• June 21, 2024

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

Paul Ryan stated on June 19, 2016 in a TV interview:

Under the current procedure, if someone "on a terror watch list" tries to buy a gun, authorities are notified.

By Jonathan Anderson• September 2, 2016

Steve Adler stated on June 14, 2016 in an interview with Bob Cole on Austin's KOKE-FM:

Austin was the "site of the first mass shooting in the country."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 23, 2016

Donald Trump stated on October 31, 2018 in a tweet:

"Democrats let him (cop killer Luis Bracamontes) into our country," and "Democrats let him stay."

By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• November 1, 2018

Donald Trump stated on February 28, 2017 in a speech before a joint session of Congress:

"According to data provided by the Department of Justice, the vast majority of individuals convicted of terrorism and terrorism-related offenses since 9/11 came here from outside of our country."

By Miriam Valverde• March 2, 2017

Facebook posts stated on May 08, 2023 in a Facebook post:

“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”

By Samantha Putterman• May 10, 2023

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

Defending Main Street stated on October 12, 2018 in an ad:

Says Ohio congressional candidate Danny O’Connor "would make Columbus a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants."

By Stephen Koff• October 19, 2018

Jeb Bush stated on July 23, 2014 in an op-ed in the "Wall Street Journal":

"By some estimates, as few as 2 percent of the 50,000 (Central American) children who have crossed the border illegally this year have been sent home."

By Steve Contorno• July 28, 2014

Facebook posts 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.”

By Tom Kertscher• March 30, 2021

Jeff Sessions stated on August 07, 2017 in a press release:

Chicago city officials "have adopted an official policy of protecting criminal aliens who prey on their own residents."

By Matt Dietrich• August 16, 2017

Joy Behar stated on March 23, 2021 in a TV segment:

"In 2004, George W. Bush lifted the ban on those (AR-15 type) rifles, and since then, the number of massacres has increased 183%. During the ban, there were 12 incidents. Since he lifted the ban, there were 34 incidents."

By Bill McCarthy• March 25, 2021

Stephen Miller stated on May 09, 2025 in an interview:

The Immigration and Nationality Act “stripped Article III courts, that's the judicial branch, of jurisdiction over immigration cases.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 15, 2025

Donald Trump stated on February 02, 2026 in an interview with Dan Bongino:

Among Somalis in Minnesota, “92% of them don’t work.”

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• February 2, 2026

Donald Trump stated on January 03, 2026 in a post on Truth Social:

Gov. Tim Walz had Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed.

By Madison Czopek• January 6, 2026

Jennifer Horn stated on October 21, 2015 in a memo:

In 2008, Maggie Hassan voted against legislation to "prevent sanctuary cities in New Hampshire."

By Allie Morris• November 25, 2015

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

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