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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

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

Hans von Spakovsky stated on July 09, 2015 in an article on the Heritage Foundation website:

"134,000 (criminal) aliens have been released by the (Obama) administration in just the past two years."

By Jon Greenberg• July 16, 2015

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

The government is arming “illegal immigrants.”

By Sofia Ahmed• September 26, 2024

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

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

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

George Holding stated on September 27, 2018 in a TV ad:

Orange County "released" a sex offender instead of turning him over to immigration authorities - "like a sanctuary city."

By Paul Specht• October 18, 2018

Citizens for Sanity stated on October 05, 2022 in an ad:

Suggests that an immigrant charged with sexually assaulting a child entered the U.S. illegally during the Biden administration.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 21, 2022

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

Donald Trump stated on May 29, 2024 in comments to reporters:

Joe Biden “is letting millions of people from jails, from prisons, from insane asylums, from mental institutions, drug dealers pour in.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• June 6, 2024

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

Social Media stated on January 03, 2026 in social media posts:

Images and videos show aftermath of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s capture.

By Loreben Tuquero• January 5, 2026

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

Threads posts stated on January 23, 2025 in a Threads post:

A proposed constitutional amendment “would allow anyone to run for a 3rd term. Including — Barack Obama.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• January 27, 2025

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

Tim Westley stated on March 30, 2022 in an interview:

"We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months.

By Nusaiba Mizan• April 25, 2022

Facebook posts stated on November 30, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Says “Hugo Chavez’s family still owns” Dominion Voting Systems.

By Noah Y. Kim• December 3, 2020

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

Alex Jones stated on January 03, 2026 in an X post:

Video shows “millions of Venezuelans flooded the streets of Caracas” to celebrate Nicolás Maduro’s capture.

By Maria Briceño• January 5, 2026

Trump officials say ICE has higher detention standards than prisons, jails. Is that true?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 16, 2025

Has a Venezuelan gang member been arrested in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin?

By Hope Karnopp• September 27, 2024

Can Donald Trump become a three-term president?

By Louis Jacobson• March 31, 2025

Trump's posts on Brown shooting, Reiner killing highlight a rush to post before facts are known

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• December 15, 2025

Donald Trump’s altered Abrego Garcia photo: Why gang experts dismiss MS-13 link to finger tattoos

By Louis Jacobson• April 22, 2025

What’s behind recent false claims about immigrants and crime?

By Jeff Cercone• September 27, 2024

Donald Trump, Steve Bannon keep talking about a 3rd term. Can Trump do it?

By Louis Jacobson• October 27, 2025

What legal rights do you have in encounters with ICE?

By Louis Jacobson• January 22, 2026

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

By Will Doran, Paul Specht• November 24, 2025

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

By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2026

Immigrant children detained in ‘unsafe and unsanitary’ sites as Trump team seeks to end protections

By Sandy West• July 31, 2025

NY comptroller Brad Lander demanded a ‘judicial warrant’ in courthouse. Do ICE agents need that?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• June 18, 2025

Fact-checking Richard Corcoran and Andrew Gillum's fiery debate on sanctuary cities

By Romy Ellenbogen, Allison Graves, Jimena Tavel• February 14, 2018

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

By Miriam Valverde• September 6, 2017

Who were the victims of illegal immigrants Trump named at the RNC?

By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy• July 22, 2016

Ask PolitiFact: What are the immigration rules for Canadians who enter the US without a visa?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• November 4, 2022

DeSantis said ‘everybody’ at Alligator Alcatraz has a deportation order. Lawyers say he’s wrong.

By Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe• July 30, 2025

Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting

By Grace Abels, Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• September 11, 2025

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

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

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

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 20, 2026

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