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Francis Suarez stated on July 16, 2023 in a speech at Turning Point Action Conference:

"In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets."

By Maria Briceño, Marta Campabadal Graus• July 28, 2023

Leah Vukmir stated on July 05, 2018 in a news release:

Says Mark Pocan’s proposal to eliminate the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) would "eliminate border enforcement."

By Tom Kertscher• July 13, 2018

Tom Cotton stated on February 01, 2021 in a Fox & Friends interview:

"A lot of these migrants that are coming, we have no way to screen their backgrounds for either health or for security."

By Miriam Valverde• February 3, 2021

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

National Border Patrol Council stated on July 28, 2016 in a statement:

"Interior deportations under Obama were down 40 percent and at a nine-year low."

By Miriam Valverde• August 5, 2016

Ron DeSantis stated on September 02, 2018 in a radio interview:

Says Andrew Gillum "wants to abolish ICE and doesn't believe in doing any type of immigration enforcement."

By Miriam Valverde• September 11, 2018

Instagram posts stated on September 23, 2024 in an Instagram post:

The government is arming “illegal immigrants.”

By Sofia Ahmed• September 26, 2024

Ron DeSantis stated on September 29, 2023 in a speech:

Six million or 7 million people have “come illegally under Biden.”

By Marta Campabadal Graus, Samantha Putterman• October 4, 2023

Bloggers stated on December 26, 2018 in a Facebook post:

Says that "18 children died while in custody of Border Patrol" during the Obama administration.

By Samantha Putterman• January 2, 2019

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

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

Roger Williams stated on November 16, 2016 in an interview with McClatchy's Washington bureau:

"NAFTA allows a lot of trucks from Mexico, for example, to leave there and ... drive straight through without even being inspected."

By W. Gardner Selby• December 5, 2016

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

Ted Cruz stated on August 03, 2018 in a video ad made public by the Texas Tribune:

Says Beto O’Rourke is "open to abolishing ICE."

By W. Gardner Selby• August 6, 2018

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

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

Viral image stated on May 12, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"Not one Democrat showed up to listen to border officials about the dangerous situation at our border. Not one!!! NOT ONE!"

By Ciara O'Rourke• May 22, 2019

Martha McSally stated on September 16, 2018 in a Fox News interview:

Says U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema "voted to cut ICE."

By Miriam Valverde• September 21, 2018

Dan Patrick stated on April 16, 2019 in a press conference:

"Since 2011, we have documentation of 1,671 dead bodies we have recovered in Texas, many in Brooks County."

By Madlin Mekelburg• April 23, 2019

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