Attorneys representing a group of immigrants filed a class-action lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on September 20 2022, accusing him of organizing their wrongful transport from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard. The group Lawyers for Civil
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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Military didn’t ‘deport’ immigrants from Martha’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard "used the military to deport every last illegal migrant from their island.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Shameful and Inhuman’: Federal Agents Accused of Planting Fake Addresses on Immigrants
As criticism and attention piled onto right-wing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for shipping a group of fifty asylum seekers from Texas to Massachusetts, an immigration attorney accused federal operatives of lying to the immigrants as part of that proce
Snopes→ Florida Flies “Illegal Immigrants” to Martha’s Vineyard
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flew two planes of immigrants to Martha's Vineyard, escalating a tactic by Republican governors to draw attention to what they consider to be the Biden administration's failed border policies.
Logically→ Sweden is building a prison for 5000 immigrants and can jail any Muslim without probable cause.
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Poynter→ A surprising number of Americans believe these 6 false claims about immigrants. Here are the facts.
As the November midterm elections near, political candidates and TV ads are pushing inaccurate and misleading claims about immigration. And according to an NPR/Ipsos poll, a significant number of Americans believe these […] The post A surprisin
PolitiFact→ A surprising number of Americans believe these false claims about immigrants. Here are the facts
Many Americans believe there’s an invasion at the southern border and that immigrants are responsible for fentanyl overdoses in the U.S. Here are the facts.
PolitiFact→ Tomi Lahren – ICE proposes ID cards for immigrants at border, but not for access to benefits
“Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This isn’t a real NBC News headline about a Biden impersonator exploiting immigrants
A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This isn’t a real NBC News headline about a Biden impersonator exploiting immigrants
A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.”
Logically→ The Dutch government is using nitrogen standards to expropriate farmland to build a million houses for illegal immigrants.
The Dutch government is focused on reducing nitrogen emissions to achieve environment-related goals.
Logically→ The lack of proper health checkups for immigrants upon arrival in the U.K. has resulted in the poliovirus resurfacing in the country.
Snopes→ Did Dr. Oz’s Family Business Illegally Hire Immigrants Using Fake Names?
A "family business" is a familial operation at which someone is employed, or they have authority over, in some capacity.
Washington Post→ The faux outrage that Biden is stockpiling baby formula for undocumented immigrants
Republicans are trying to make an issue out of the fact that the administration is following the law.
Washington Post→ Mayorkas’s claim that undocumented immigrants are ‘promptly removed’
The Homeland Security secretary said action is quickly taken if undocumented immigrants lose their cases but government statistics tell a different story.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – Mark Kelly’s votes did not give benefits to immigrants in the country illegally
Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Were ‘More Than 1,000,000,000’ Immigrants Arrested at the U.S. Border in Six Months?
A right-wing congresswoman from Arizona posted — then quickly deleted — a tweet attempting to whip up anti-immigrant sentiment while also failing at math. “Border Patrol agents have apprehended more than 1,000,000,000 migrants at our
PolitiFact→ Rob Wittman – Wittman skips key information about smartphones being given to immigrants
“They’re going to be giving these people who come across the border, giving them smartphones.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim about smartphones given to immigrants misses key context: they’re used for tracking
"Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.”
PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott says he will transport immigrants arriving illegally at the border to DC. Is that legal?
Experts say Abbott’s plan to transport immigrants likely doesn’t break the law. That’s because Texas would be transporting them after Homeland Security determined that they can move around the U.S.
Logically→ Refugees and “illegal immigrants” get a yearly income of £29,900.
The post makes a number of incorrect statements on pensions, benefits, and refugee status. The figure of £29,900 is not accurate.
Snopes→ Does TSA Allow ‘Illegal Immigrants’ To Use Arrest Warrants as ID?
The TSA is rewarding “criminal behavior,” according to some commentators.
PolitiFact→ Tyler Kistner – Claims that Biden is ‘secretly’ flying immigrants into U.S. cities ignore key facts
Joe Biden "has been secretly flying illegal immigrants into communities across the country in the middle of the night."
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Immigrants who are known criminals are not using an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft
Federal border officials are allowing undocumented immigrants who are “known criminals who possess an arrest warrant to fly on U.S. aircraft (which) threatens our homeland security.”
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Fact-checking Ron DeSantis’ claim that a U.S. process doesn't vet immigrants
Says the Biden administration’s Unaccompanied Alien Children process has “no vetting, no transparency.”
Washington Post→ Claims of ‘ghost flights’ of ‘illegal immigrants’ don’t add up
Right-wing media outlets and GOP politicians have charged the Biden administration is secretly ferrying undocumented immigrants around the country. But the Trump administration had the same program.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking claim about immigrants, eligibility for assistance programs
American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There are NOT 22 Million Undocumented Immigrants In US — But Some Can Vote in Some Cities, Receive Some Benefits
Do 22 million illegal immigrants live in the United States, receive public benefits and vote illegally? No, that's mostly false: Two experts in public policy told Lead Stories that the number of illegal immigrants in the United States is
PolitiFact→ Jim Lamon – GOP Ariz. Senate hopeful Lamon falsely claims that Biden wants to give ‘illegal immigrants’ $450,000
The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants."
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Build Back Better bill wouldn’t parole criminal immigrants
The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.”
PolitiFact→ Bryan Steil – Steil’s claim that Biden admin will pay out $450,000 to illegal immigrants is lacking information
Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.”
Snopes→ No, Biden Isn’t Letting Thousands of ‘Illegal Immigrants’ into US Without COVID Testing
This is not the first time in history that immigrants have been accused of spreading disease.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Feds did not drop off immigrants illegally in the country at Mexican restaurant in Florida
Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.”
Snopes→ Is an Arizona Hotel Being Used as an Illegal Safe House For ‘Illegal Immigrants’?
A holding facility for asylum seekers became the center of protests in June 2021.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Says No Right to Hearing for Some Immigrants
The Supreme Court has ruled that the government can indefinitely detain certain immigrants who say they will face persecution or torture if they are deported to their native countries.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Rules Against Immigrants with Temporary Status
The case pitted the Biden administration against immigrant groups that argued many people who came to the U.S. for humanitarian reasons have lived in the country for many years, given birth to American citizens and put down roots in the U.S.
Snopes→ Did Glasgow Protest Force Release of Indian Immigrants?
Internet users enthusiastically shared stirring scenes from a May 2021 protest against the detention of two Indian immigrants living in Scotland.
Snopes→ New York to Offer COVID Aid to Immigrants Excluded Earlier
In the largest program of its kind, New York lawmakers have created a $2.1 billion fund to aid workers who lost jobs or income during the coronavirus pandemic but were excluded from other government relief programs because of their immigration status.
AllSides→ Did Democrats Vote Against Notifying ICE When ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Buy Guns?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/democrats-illegal-immigrants-guns/ Democrats on the House Judiciary C
Snopes→ Did Democrats Vote Against Notifying ICE When ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Buy Guns?
In early 2021, social media users enthusiastically shared a hyperpartisan meme that vastly oversimplified a series of votes on a 2-year-old gun control bill.