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All Fact-checks for Immigration

Instagram posts

stated on April 2, 2024 in an Instagram post

Says 326,000 migrants were flown to Florida with taxpayer dollars under President Joe Biden’s secret migrant flight program.

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stated on April 2, 2024 in a speech

"Crime is down in Venezuela by 67% because they're taking their gangs and their criminals and depositing them very nicely into the United States.”

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Instagram posts

stated on April 3, 2024 in Instagram posts

More than 2 million people registered to vote so far this year without photo ID in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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Instagram posts

stated on March 29, 2024 in an Instagram post

The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S.

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Instagram posts

stated on April 1, 2024 in an Instagram post

Texas found that 95,000 noncitizens were registered to vote.

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stated on February 22, 2024 in an interview

In New York, there are no barriers to law enforcement to work with the federal government on immigration laws, and there are 100 crimes where migrants can be handed over.

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stated on March 27, 2024 in a post on X

“Three busses just loaded up with illegal invaders at Detroit Metro" airport.

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stated on March 14, 2024 in una publicación en TikTok

El gobernador de Texas “puso más de 5,000 cocodrilos en el río Bravo".

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stated on March 14, 2024 in an interview with Fox News

Says “100% of net job creation under the Biden administration has gone to the foreign-born.”

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Instagram posts

stated on March 21, 2024 in an Instagram post

Video shows legislators “dancing in Congress” while the border is “overrun.”

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stated on March 17, 2024 in a segment on Fox Business' "The Bottom Line"

Tyson Foods announced it would hire 52,000 migrants.

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Jeanette Nuñez

stated on March 15, 2024 in a news conference

Miami’s immigration courts have the “largest backlog of any court in this country with 10% of the overall immigration cases,” and “more than 90%” of people lose their asylum claims.

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stated on March 16, 2024 in a rally in Vandalia, Ohio

"Your Social Security will be destroyed by the people coming in. There's too many of them. It's not sustainable."

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stated on March 8, 2024 in una publicación en TikTok

"Los demócratas están con el dinero de los estadounidenses financiando los vuelos de inmigrantes ilegales."

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Instagram posts

stated on March 7, 2024 in an Instagram post

“300,000 illegal immigrants were able to use a simple app to get a free flight to our country.”

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stated on March 9, 2024 in a speech

“Biden has implemented a formal policy that illegal aliens who intrude into the United States are granted immunity from deportation.”

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Instagram posts

stated on March 5, 2024 in a video

Only immigrants in the country illegally are eligible for an interest-free California housing loan program.

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stated on March 7, 2024 in a speech

A woman was “sex trafficked by the cartels starting at the age of 12 … We wouldn't be OK with this happening in a Third World country. This is the United States of America.”

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Alejandro Mayorkas

stated on March 3, 2024 in a CNN interview

“Since May of last year, we have removed or returned more individuals than in any year since 2015.”

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stated on March 3, 2024 in an interview on "Fox News Sunday"

Joe Biden's executive orders meant "for the first time in American history we have a president who will not detain the people who enter this country illegally."

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Donald Trump exagera la disminución del crimen en Venezuela y engaña sobre sus causas

Donald Trump exagera la disminución del crimen en Venezuela y engaña sobre sus causas

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 24, 2024

Did a nongovernment organization in Mexico encourage migrants to vote for Biden? What we know

Did a nongovernment organization in Mexico encourage migrants to vote for Biden? What we know

By Maria Briceño • April 19, 2024

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference with Mike Johnson

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference with Mike Johnson

By Louis Jacobson • April 12, 2024

'An environment of distrust': How Elon Musk amplifies falsehoods about immigration, 2024 voting

'An environment of distrust': How Elon Musk amplifies falsehoods about immigration, 2024 voting

By Amy Sherman • April 2, 2024

More immigrants equal better odds for Democrats after the next census? Why those claims are flawed

More immigrants equal better odds for Democrats after the next census? Why those claims are flawed

By Jeff Cercone • March 25, 2024

Cannibalism in Haiti? Fact-checking the unfounded claims

Cannibalism in Haiti? Fact-checking the unfounded claims

By Samantha Putterman • March 18, 2024

Verificando el discurso de Joe Biden sobre el Estado de la Unión en 2024

Verificando el discurso de Joe Biden sobre el Estado de la Unión en 2024

By Louis Jacobson • March 8, 2024

Fact-checking Katie Britt's immigration claims in Republican 2024 State of the Union response

Fact-checking Katie Britt's immigration claims in Republican 2024 State of the Union response

By Marta Campabadal Graus • March 8, 2024

Spotlight on 6 of Joe Biden’s campaign promises as he gives the 2024 State of the Union

Spotlight on 6 of Joe Biden’s campaign promises as he gives the 2024 State of the Union

By Matthew Crowley • March 7, 2024

¿Hay un aumento de migración de ‘hombres en edad militar’ de China?

¿Hay un aumento de migración de ‘hombres en edad militar’ de China?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 6, 2024

The context behind Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s dueling immigration speeches at the Texas border

The context behind Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s dueling immigration speeches at the Texas border

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • March 1, 2024

‘So, who’s right?’ PolitiFact reader feedback on immigration, fact-checking Trump

‘So, who’s right?’ PolitiFact reader feedback on immigration, fact-checking Trump

By Josie Hollingsworth • February 21, 2024

What do articles of impeachment say Alejandro Mayorkas did or didn’t do?

What do articles of impeachment say Alejandro Mayorkas did or didn’t do?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 16, 2024

Sorting out what Marco Rubio said about Senate immigration bill’s ‘asylum corps’

Sorting out what Marco Rubio said about Senate immigration bill’s ‘asylum corps’

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 16, 2024

What's going on at the US-Mexico border, and what are asylum and parole?

What's going on at the US-Mexico border, and what are asylum and parole?

By Sophie Carson • February 16, 2024

Sen. Chris Murphy said ‘the border never closes.’ What does that mean?

Sen. Chris Murphy said ‘the border never closes.’ What does that mean?

By Samantha Putterman • February 7, 2024

As Chinese immigration to U.S. rises, Republicans and Trump use ‘military age men’ scare tactic

As Chinese immigration to U.S. rises, Republicans and Trump use ‘military age men’ scare tactic

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 7, 2024

Ask PolitiFact: Can Joe Biden ‘shut down the border’ on his own?

Ask PolitiFact: Can Joe Biden ‘shut down the border’ on his own?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • February 2, 2024

Razor wire and a blocked Border Patrol. What’s going on in Eagle Pass, Texas?

Razor wire and a blocked Border Patrol. What’s going on in Eagle Pass, Texas?

By Jeff Cercone • January 24, 2024

After New Hampshire primary win, Donald Trump misleads on Democrats voting, immigration, border wall

After New Hampshire primary win, Donald Trump misleads on Democrats voting, immigration, border wall

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 24, 2024

Latest promises about Immigration

Create a pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million people

Increase refugee admissions

Protect military personnel and veterans from deportation

Double number of immigration judges and staff

End for-profit detention centers

Provide assistance to Northern Triangle countries

Reverse family separation policies

End federal government's use of private prisons and detention centers

Immediately rescind the “Muslim bans”

Cancel all funding of sanctuary cities

Cancel visas to foreign countries that won't take undocumented immigrants back

Remove all undocumented immigrants

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