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Search results for "The Senate passed a BIPARTISAN, UNANIMOUS bill to fund all of DHS except ICE."

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Fact-checks (21488)

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
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
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 27, 2018 in an interview with The Intercept:
"ICE is required to fill 34,000 beds with detainees every single night and that number has only been increasing since 2009."
By Lucia Geng• July 6, 2018
Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2024 in a rally in Charlotte, North Carolina:
Kamala Harris “supported abolishing ICE.”
By Amy Sherman• July 29, 2024
Israel O'Quinn stated on February 02, 2022 in a Virginia House subcommittee:
On banning personal use of campaign funds.
By Warren Fiske• February 9, 2022
Jim DeMint stated on May 26, 2010 in YouTube video of a floor speech:
"Ninety-four percent of the bills that pass the Senate have no debate, no vote, no amendments, no reading of the bill, no online disclosure."
By Louis Jacobson• June 17, 2010
Joe Biden stated on October 04, 2021 in a speech:
“Raising the debt limit is usually a bipartisan undertaking.”
By Amy Sherman• October 6, 2021
John Kasich stated on November 08, 2011 in a news conference:
"We have had some significant accomplishments on a bipartisan basis."
By Reginald Fields• November 29, 2011
Patty Murray stated on February 20, 2025 in a Senate floor speech:
“The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.”
By Louis Jacobson• February 25, 2025
Donald Trump stated on December 06, 2017 in remarks at the White House:
The Jerusalem Embassy Act "passed Congress by an overwhelming bipartisan majority and was reaffirmed by a unanimous vote of the Senate only six months ago."
By Louis Jacobson• December 6, 2017
Dana Bash stated on March 29, 2015 in comments on CNN's "State of the Union":
"There's just one piece of legislation that is now law" with Sen. Ted Cruz's "name on it."
By Lauren Carroll• March 29, 2015
Bill Cassidy stated on June 05, 2014 in a statement on his website:
"Only after news broke that our veterans are dying because of inadequate health care did Harry Reid and Senate Democrats take action."
By Steve Contorno• June 16, 2014
Jeff Merkley stated on September 11, 2018 in an MSNBC interview:
Says the Trump administration transferred $10 million from FEMA to ICE.
By Miriam Valverde• September 13, 2018
Jon Favreau stated on July 08, 2025 in Pod Save America:
“ICE will now become the country’s largest federal law enforcement agency, bigger than the FBI, bigger than the DEA.”
By Amy Sherman• July 11, 2025
Viral image stated on April 05, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says 44 senators “voted NOT to send stimulus checks.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 15, 2020
Lou Dobbs stated on July 01, 2014 in a segment on 'Lou Dobbs Tonight':
The Obama administration "manipulated deportation data to make it appear that the Border Patrol was deporting more illegal immigrants than the Bush administration."
By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2014
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
Citizens for Sanity stated on October 07, 2022 in an ad:
“Every single Senate Democrat voted against hiring more border agents. They voted against deporting felons. And they voted against ending catch and release.”
By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 21, 2022
Donald Trump stated on January 25, 2017 in remarks at Department of Homeland Security:
Says ICE and border patrol officers "unanimously endorsed me for president."
By Miriam Valverde• January 26, 2017
Janet Napolitano stated on August 27, 2013 in a speech at the National Press Club:
The 2010 DREAM Act failed despite "strong bipartisan support."
By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 28, 2013

Articles (7355)

Democratic fight over DHS funding could lead to government shutdown. How could it play out?

By Louis Jacobson• January 29, 2026

Why are ICE agents paid during the partial government shutdown but TSA agents aren't?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 23, 2026

Fact-check: What Markwayne Mullin said about Rand Paul, Alex Pretti at DHS confirmation hearing

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• March 18, 2026

The facts behind the detention of immigrants

By Stefanie Pousoulides, Miriam Valverde• July 8, 2019

Trump moves on promises on immigration, deportations in first month

By Miriam Valverde• February 24, 2017

Trump leaders say Minnesota officials withhold detained immigrants from ICE. Is that true?

By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2026

Sen. Rick Scott, carrying on a tradition, takes credit for infrastructure funding he opposed

By Madison Czopek• February 2, 2022

'Abolish ICE' movement is growing. Is the agency's disbanding likely?

By Miriam Valverde• July 3, 2018

The upcoming Senate votes to end the shutdown: A closer look

By Louis Jacobson• January 23, 2019

Impossible to check: John Fetterman’s claim that sanctuary cities are safer

By Cassie Owens• February 29, 2016

Immigration after one year under Trump: Where do mass deportation efforts stand?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 20, 2026

Donald Trump on the campaign stump: His most glaring falsehoods

By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2018

Fact-checking claims about Border Patrol’s immigration crackdown in North Carolina

By Will Doran, Paul Specht• November 24, 2025

How do standards measure up at immigration detention centers? A special report

By Miriam Valverde• September 6, 2017

Has the US government found 145,000 ‘lost’ migrant children? Fact-checking Kristi Noem

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 5, 2026

Donald Trump’s immigration promises: failures and achievements

By Miriam Valverde• July 27, 2020

Most of Virginia congressmen have backed debt limit increases

By Warren Fiske• May 17, 2011

Fact-checking Trump's campaign rallies: the final stretch

By PolitiFact Staff • November 1, 2018

Fact-checking global development efforts in Congress

By Linda Qiu• December 22, 2016

FEMA money taken for immigration enforcement: What you need to know

By Miriam Valverde• October 2, 2019