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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

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

X posts stated on June 16, 2025 in X posts:

Image shows accused shooter Vance Boelter wearing a “Resist” shirt.

By Loreben Tuquero• June 18, 2025

Tammy Baldwin stated on June 17, 2016 in a radio interview:

The Orlando shooter used "a weapon of war."

By Sarah Hauer• July 1, 2016

Pat Toomey stated on June 27, 2016 in a statement:

"Sanctuary cities such as Philadelphia refuse to cooperate with the federal government in locating suspected terrorists who are in their custody and are in the country illegally."

By Anna Orso• July 8, 2016

Donald Trump stated on January 13, 2026 in a speech in Detroit:

"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• January 13, 2026

Kash Patel stated on January 25, 2026 in an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures":

“You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.”

By Louis Jacobson• January 27, 2026

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

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

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

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

Tyler Kistner stated on February 22, 2022 in an ad:

Joe Biden "has been secretly flying illegal immigrants into communities across the country in the middle of the night."

By Tom Kertscher• March 16, 2022

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

Jay Sekulow stated on January 22, 2020 in the Senate impeachment trial:

Says President Donald Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid was like when "the Obama administration withheld $585 million of promised aid to Egypt in 2013 ... (and within the fiscal year) they didn't have to disclose the halt to anyone."

By Jon Greenberg• January 28, 2020

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

Rush Limbaugh stated on August 27, 2018 in in a blog post:

"It appears that the (Jacksonville) shooter was part of the Trump 'Resistance'."

By John Kruzel• August 28, 2018

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

Bill Nelson stated on July 23, 2018 in a Senate floor speech:

Says detained immigrant parents separated from their children at the border are being charged "as much as $8 a minute to call their children."

By Miriam Valverde• July 26, 2018

Pete Buttigieg stated on August 28, 2019 in a tweet:

Says President Donald Trump has been "taking money Congress authorized to protect people facing disaster in order to indefinitely detain asylum seekers."

By Louis Jacobson• August 30, 2019

Ashley Moody stated on March 09, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview:

Says the Biden administration is canceling immigration detainers and “requiring our law enforcement leaders to release” serious criminal offenders.

By Miriam Valverde• March 12, 2021

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