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Donald Trump stated on October 10, 2018 in a rally in Erie, Pa.:

Says "Bob Casey voted in favor of deadly sanctuary cities that released thousands upon thousands of illegal alien criminals and vicious gang members to prey on Pennsylvania streets, to prey all over this country."

By Jon Greenberg• October 31, 2018

Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a campaign speech in Phoenix:

"There are at least 23 countries that refuse to take their people back after they’ve been ordered to leave the United States, including large numbers of violent criminals."

By Allison Graves• September 1, 2016

Donald Trump stated on July 21, 2016 in in a speech at the Republican convention:

"Nearly 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records, ordered deported from our country, are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens."

By Miriam Valverde• July 22, 2016

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

Ted Cruz stated on August 21, 2015 in answering a reporter in Iowa:

"In the year 2013, the Obama administration released 104,000 criminal illegal aliens. They released 196 murderers – people with homicide convictions, who are here illegally."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 28, 2015

Thom Tillis stated on January 10, 2020 in an email newsletter:

Says Democratic opponents Cal Cunningham and Erica Smith support sanctuary policies.

By Paul Specht• January 22, 2020

Facebook posts stated on March 21, 2021 in Facebook posts:

“Joe Biden and Kamala Harris forced our troops to sleep on the floor of a garage, yet has authorized $89 million for hotel rooms for illegal immigrants.”

By Noah Y. Kim• March 22, 2021

TikTok posts stated on March 29, 2023 in a post:

Morgan Freeman called out Joe Biden for talking about “ice cream” before commenting on the Nashville, Tennessee, school shooting.

By Gabrielle Settles• April 3, 2023

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

Donald Trump stated on June 30, 2018 in a tweet:

"I have watched ICE liberate towns from the grasp of MS-13."

By Miriam Valverde• July 9, 2018

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

Tyler Lee stated on January 27, 2022 in a tweet:

ICE has been illegally releasing immigrants “in Huntersville #NC13 at big box retail locations. Feds aren’t notifying anyone, just making secret drops at 3am.”

By Paul Specht• February 8, 2022

Senate Leadership Fund stated on October 11, 2018 in a campaign ad:

"Washington Heidi supports sanctuary cities, where illegal immigrants can be released on our streets, like this criminal, who was let go and then sexually assaulted a child."

By Manuela Tobias• October 19, 2018

National Republican Senatorial Committee stated on August 10, 2022 in News release:

Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.”

By Vanessa Swales• August 29, 2022

Sally Hernandez stated on April 18, 2017 in an oped commentary co-authored by four other Texas sheriffs:

"FBI crime statistics have found that labeled ‘sanctuary’ cities experience lower rates of all crime types, including homicides."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 10, 2017

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

Wolf Blitzer stated on June 19, 2018 in in an interview:

"Most (immigrants) do show up in court."

By John Kruzel• June 26, 2018

Donald Trump stated on August 31, 2016 in a speech on immigration in Phoenix:

"Since 2013 alone, the Obama administration has allowed 300,000 criminal aliens to return back into United States communities. These are individuals encountered or identified by (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), but who were not detained or processed for deportation because it wouldn't have been politically correct."

By Louis Jacobson• September 2, 2016

Future45 stated on October 16, 2018 in a campaign ad:

Voting for "any Democrat" gets you "socialism ... undefended open borders ... immediate tax increases ... 100 percent government-run health care ..."

By Manuela Tobias• October 24, 2018

Facebook posts stated on October 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"Antifa Fascist Fangirl Tulsi Gabbard posing with Evan Duke, leader of Portland Antifa and Occupy ICE."

By Miriam Valverde• October 30, 2019

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