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Search results for "When ICE funding started up again, we would start to see more civilian deaths at the hands of ICE."

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Fact-checks (26336)

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
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
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
Viral image stated on May 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Vanilla ice cream was black until 1912, when "white people couldn’t tolerate eating something that tasted soooooo delicious being black."
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 21, 2019
John Kerry stated on August 31, 2009 in an op-ed published in the Huffington Post:
"Scientists project that the Arctic will be ice-free in the summer of 2013."
By Catharine Richert• September 2, 2009
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
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
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
Viral image stated on April 10, 2019 in a Facebook post:
A photo of Muslim women with the words "Down with the USA" written on their hands was taken in Michigan.
By Samantha Putterman• April 11, 2019
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
TikTok posts stated on June 30, 2025 in a TikTok post:
"People tracking the ICE deportation flights have found” the agency is throwing migrants into the middle of the ocean.
By Maria Briceño• July 15, 2025
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
Mo Brooks stated on May 16, 2018 in a congressional hearing:
"You’re going to have an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica because of global warming."
By Louis Jacobson• May 21, 2018
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
Janet Murguía stated on March 09, 2014 in an interview on Univision's 'Al Punto':
"We’re at the point of reaching 2 million deportations ... this is a historic level, more than any other president of the United States."
By Julie Kliegman• March 17, 2014
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
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
Donald Trump stated on October 05, 2025 in a statement to the media:
“Portland is burning to the ground.”
By Maria Briceño, Amy Sherman• October 7, 2025
Bloggers stated on August 28, 2014 in blog posts:
"Over 73% of all donations raised (from the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge) are going to fundraising, overhead, executive salaries, and external donations."
By Louis Jacobson• September 2, 2014
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

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By Maria Ramirez Uribe• March 23, 2026

Recording immigration agents in public is a constitutional right. Here’s what to know

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 4, 2026

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

By Amy Sherman• January 30, 2026

Live fact-checking President Donald Trump's immigration address

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde• January 9, 2019

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

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

Texas congressman says some immigration appointments in NYC’s ICE office are for 2033. Is that true?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• May 11, 2023

Donald Trump on the campaign stump: His most glaring falsehoods

By Jon Greenberg• November 5, 2018

US Rep. Steil labeled Dane County a ‘sanctuary city,’ but it’s complicated

By Ricardo Torres• March 5, 2025

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

By Miriam Valverde• September 6, 2017

Year of the Lies: ‘Worst of the worst’? ICE deports brothers after years of check-ins, good conduct

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• December 18, 2025

Separating fact from fiction on California’s Sanctuary State law

By Chris Nichols• August 1, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Huntington, W.Va.

By Louis Jacobson, Shannon MacNeil, Julia Mellett, Douglas Soule, Davis Versprille• November 2, 2018

An ICE spokesman resigned after Trump criticized the Oakland mayor. Here's why

By Miriam Valverde• March 15, 2018

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

By Cassie Owens• February 29, 2016

In Context: Donald Trump's comments about immigrants, ‘animals’

By Miriam Valverde• May 17, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Tampa with Ron DeSantis

By Katie Akin, John Kruzel, Amy Sherman• August 1, 2018

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

By PolitiFact Staff • November 1, 2018

Sarah Palin twice, the DA's vodka, Rand Paul on tanks: PolitiFact Oregon Roundup

By Dana Tims• August 22, 2014

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

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

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Grand Rapids rally after the Mueller probe

By PolitiFact Staff • March 29, 2019