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Harris Faulkner stated on July 06, 2015 in a broadcast of "Outnumbered" on Fox News:

"President Obama in November of last year wiped away (a program) that allows for shared fingerprinting for those who are behind bars so you know who is here legally and illegally."

By Jon Greenberg• July 8, 2015

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

The Secure Communities Program and 287(g) immigration programs "were programs that worked" but were "recklessly gutted" by the Obama administration.

By Miriam Valverde• September 6, 2016

Steve Daines stated on November 15, 2018 in a Senate hearing:

Sanctuary jurisdictions "violate the laws of our nation."

By Miriam Valverde• November 27, 2018

Quentin Miller stated on February 26, 2019 in a speech:

Says an ICE detainer request "is not a valid warrant."

By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht• March 28, 2019

Eric Swalwell stated on April 30, 2025 in a post on X:

"Republicans just voted in the House Judiciary Committee to allow Trump to DEPORT U.S. citizens to a foreign country."

By Louis Jacobson• May 6, 2025

David Lewis stated on July 31, 2017 in in a blog:

Gov. Roy Cooper has "filed nearly one lawsuit a month, with every single one of them an attempt to extend his own power."

By Paul Specht• August 22, 2017

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

Donald Trump stated on April 29, 2025 in an interview:

“If people come into our country illegally, there’s a different standard” for due process.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 8, 2025

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

Corey Stewart stated on June 30, 2018 in in a Facebook live video:

"Tim Kaine doesn’t want a border at all. He wants to get rid of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and basically the border patrol as well."

By Bill McCarthy• July 3, 2018

Viral image stated on December 31, 2018 in a post on Facebook:

"2,000 illegal aliens were arrested by ICE in 2017 for murders committed here in the United States!"

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 9, 2019

Donald Trump stated on March 09, 2024 in a speech:

“Biden has implemented a formal policy that illegal aliens who intrude into the United States are granted immunity from deportation.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 15, 2024

Mike Pence stated on July 19, 2018 in a speech:

In 2017, ICE "arrested more than 127,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions or facing charges of breaking our nation's’ laws," and removed nearly 5,000 gang members.

By Miriam Valverde• July 25, 2018

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 September 20, 2024 in a 2024 campaign ad:

Kamala Harris “supports taxpayer-funded sex changes for prisoners and illegal aliens.”

By Grace Abels• October 18, 2024

Robert Menendez stated on February 13, 2017 in a tweet:

Recent immigration raids "are not business as usual. The raids are being done indiscriminately. They’re not focused simply on criminal aliens."

By Miriam Valverde• February 17, 2017

Nathan Deal stated on April 30, 2010 in a press releaase:

While in Congress, Nathan Deal was a leader when it came to protecting our borders.

By Willoughby Mariano• June 11, 2010

Ron Johnson stated on February 04, 2022 in News release:

Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.”

By Laura Schulte• March 4, 2022

JD Vance stated on April 01, 2025 in a post on X:

Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.”

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2025

Dan Forest stated on November 25, 2019 in a press conference:

Says immigrants wanted by ICE have victimized "tens of thousands of children" in North Carolina.

By Paul Specht• December 18, 2019

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