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Florida Immigrant Coalition stated on October 18, 2022 in un anuncio de campaña:

“Marco Rubio le ha votado en contra a los Dreamers”.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 1, 2022

Catherine Cortez Masto stated on October 13, 2022 in a tweet:

Adam Laxalt is “anti-DACA” and “fought against the protections for DACA recipients when he was attorney general.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • October 26, 2022

Richard Durbin stated on February 4, 2021 in a Senate speech:

“More than 200,000 DACA recipients are essential infrastructure workers” including “41,700 DACA recipients in the healthcare industry”

By Amy Sherman • February 9, 2021

Joni Ernst stated on September 28, 2020 in a debate:

“I have been very clear with DACA. Even in my campaign six years ago I stood for those Dreamers.”

By Madison Black • October 29, 2020

Donald Trump stated on October 15, 2020 in an NBC town hall in Miami:

Changes to DACA during his administration are "because of the pandemic."

By Miriam Valverde • October 16, 2020

Judicial Watch stated on December 28, 2019 in a Facebook post:

"More than 100,000 DACA applicants have been arrested—Murder, Rape, DUI."

By Miriam Valverde • January 14, 2020

Donald Trump stated on November 12, 2019 in a tweet:

"Many of the people in DACA, no longer very young, are far from ‘angels.’ Some are very tough, hardened criminals."

By Miriam Valverde • November 14, 2019

Donald Trump stated on March 5, 2018 in a tweet:

"Democrats are nowhere to be found on DACA."

By Miriam Valverde • March 7, 2018

Julián Castro stated on October 29, 2017 in a conference call reported in a PJ Media web post:

Says a "recent analysis" showed that 91 percent of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients are employed, in school or serving in the military.

By Jasper Scherer • January 10, 2018

Donald Trump stated on January 9, 2018 in a press conference with congressional leaders:

When President Barack Obama "signed the executive order (on DACA, he) actually said he doesn't have the right to do this."

By Jon Greenberg • January 9, 2018

Roy Moore stated on September 21, 2017 in a debate:

DACA was "a mere memo from the Department of Homeland security under Barack Obama, which violated the laws."

By Joshua Gillin, Miriam Valverde • September 22, 2017

Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2017 in remarks to reporters:

Says "92 percent of the people agree on DACA."

By Miriam Valverde • September 18, 2017

Ken Paxton stated on September 5, 2017 in a press release:

"President Obama used" his DACA order "to unilaterally confer U.S. citizenship."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 15, 2017

Dave Brat stated on September 7, 2017 in an interview on MSNBC:

"So the number on DACA is 800,000, but every one person can bring in their entire extended family once they reach a certain status. So it's 3 or 4 million, right?"

By Miriam Valverde • September 15, 2017

Eric Schneiderman stated on September 6, 2017 in an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show:

"No court has held (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) unconstitutional."

By Miriam Valverde • September 11, 2017

Louise Slaughter stated on September 5, 2017 in a tweet:

Rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program "will harm our economy."

By PolitiFact Staff • September 10, 2017

Al Franken stated on September 5, 2017 in an interview:

"President (Ronald) Reagan did a similar thing. George H.W. Bush did a similar order" as former President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.

By John Kruzel • September 8, 2017

Jeff Sessions stated on September 5, 2017 in remarks at the Justice Department:

Says President Barack Obama’s policy known as DACA "contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border."

By Louis Jacobson • September 5, 2017

Ruben Kihuen stated on August 15, 2016 in a press conference:

"In Congress, (Cresent Hardy) voted to defund DACA."

By Riley Snyder • August 25, 2016

Hillary Clinton stated on August 15, 2016 in a post on Medium:

"Almost half a million people are still eligible (for DACA), particularly in the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community."

By Miriam Valverde • August 22, 2016

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DACA March outside capitol on Oct. 10, 2022

Spanish-language ad on Marco Rubio’s DACA votes ignores important details

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • November 1, 2022

DACA march in D.C. for 10th anniversary June 15

Courts are still debating the legality of DACA

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Nuria Diaz Muñoz • June 29, 2022

What the Republican discharge petition means for DACA, ‘Dreamers’

By Miriam Valverde • May 23, 2018

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s tweets about the border, DACA

By Miriam Valverde • April 2, 2018

In Context: John Kelly’s remarks on ‘lazy’ immigrants and DACA

By Miriam Valverde • February 7, 2018

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Timeline: DACA, the Trump administration and a government shutdown

By Miriam Valverde • January 22, 2018

What did Donald Trump mean in his tweet about DACA recipients?

By Miriam Valverde • September 7, 2017

Fact-checking Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the DACA immigration program

By John Kruzel, Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias, Miriam Valverde • September 5, 2017

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Trump said Americans’ finances don’t motivate him in Iran talks. How are people doing economically?

By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2026

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Are Democrats growing more accepting of political violence?

By Louis Jacobson • May 4, 2026

Inflación tras un año de Trump: los precios siguen subiendo, algunos productos clave son más baratos

By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2026

Ron DeSantis dijo que todos en Alligator Alcatraz tienen orden de deportación, abogados dicen que no

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Samantha Putterman • July 31, 2025

DeSantis with Alligator Alcatraz plans in poster behind him 07-01-2025

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

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

Imagen de Alligator Alactraz del 07-04-2025

¿Quiénes están en Alligator Alcatraz? No todos son criminales, contrario a lo que dijo Donald Trump

By Madison Czopek • July 25, 2025

Cómo falsedades y engaños impulsaron la agenda migratoria de Trump en sus primeros 100 días

By Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 28, 2025

How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump’s immigration crackdown in his first 100 days

By Maria Briceño, Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 28, 2025

Social posts target Democrats’ vote on migrant offenders bill. Here’s why they say they opposed it.

By Jeff Cercone • January 8, 2025

Trump in Erie, PA, for promise story, 9-29-2024

Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign promises: Here’s his vision for a second term

By Ian McKinney, Louis Jacobson • September 30, 2024

State budget allocates ‘flexible’ funding for migrant support in New York City

By Jill Terreri Ramos • May 30, 2024

Trump hands food to Texas national guard troops, 11-19-2023

How viable is Donald Trump’s 2024 immigration plan?

By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Marta Campabadal Graus • November 21, 2023