Internet users enthusiastically shared stirring scenes from a May 2021 protest against the detention of two Indian immigrants living in Scotland.
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Snopes→ An Unusual Coalition As Supreme Court Rules for Immigrant
By a 6-3 vote, the court sided with Agusto Niz-Chavez, a Guatemalan immigrant who has been in the United States since 2005.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ No, the Biden administration isn’t buying Kamala Harris’ book for migrant children
On April 23, the New York Post reported that migrant children routed from the U.S.-Mexico border to a shelter in Long Beach, Calif., will be given a copy of Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2019 children’s book called “Superheroes are Everywhere
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris’ Book Is NOT In ‘Welcome Bags’ For Illegal Migrant Children in California
Is Kamala Harris' book in "welcome bags" for illegal migrant children in California? No, that's not true. The spokesperson for the city of Long Beach told Lead Stories there was one copy of the book that appeared in a widely circulated ph
Snopes→ Did Biden Admin Give Migrant Kids Kamala Harris’ Book?
City officials in Long Beach, California, said only one such book was given out ... and that was by a citizen who donated it.
WaPo Fact Checker→ No, officials are not handing out Harris’s picture book to migrant kids
A flawed report in the New York Post quickly spread on right-wing media. But it's Four-Pinocchios false.
Top Fact Checks→ Harvard University has praised the Yogi Adityanath government for handling the migrant crisis during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The study conducted by IFC India, a MOC affiliate of Harvard Business School is wrongly attributed to the Harvard University.
Snopes→ New Migrant Facilities Crop Up to Ease Crowding, Again
For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone.
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.
Liste→ US not giving migrants long-term motel stays or bus vouchers
Facebook posts claim US President Joe Biden is giving undocumented immigrants free six-month motels stays and $1,100 of Greyhound bus vouchers. This is false; Immigration and Customs Enforcement said the stays arranged for migrants are generally short,
Snopes→ Over 4,000 Migrants, Many Kids, Crowded into Texas Facility
The Biden administration for the first time allowed journalists inside its main border detention facility for migrant children, revealing a severely overcrowded tent structure where more than 4,000 people, including children and families, were crammed
Snopes→ Is UN Chief ‘Deeply Shocked’ by Conditions at Migrant Detention Centers?
A news article published during the Trump Administration is being reshared on Facebook as if it were a breaking news story in 2021.
Snopes→ Expelled From US at Night, Migrant Families Weigh Next Steps
In one of Mexico's most notorious cities for organized crime, migrants are expelled from the United States throughout the night, exhausted from the journey, disillusioned about not getting a chance to seek asylum and at a crossroads about where to go n
Snopes→ Did Biden Tell Migrants ‘Don’t Come’ to US-Mexico Border?
"Don't leave your town or city or community," the president said.
Snopes→ Is Biden Spending $86 Million for Hotels To House Migrant Families?
After readers asked, we contacted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to investigate the claim.
Snopes→ Photos of Migrant Detention Highlight Biden’s Border Secrecy
President Joe Biden's administration has tried for weeks to keep the public from seeing images showing immigrant children in U.S. custody at the border sleeping on mats under foil blankets, separated in groups by plastic partitions.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Claims Compare Hotels for Illegal Migrants to National Guard Troops in Parking Garages
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/fact-check-claims-compare-hotels Viral Facebook posts claim that th
Snopes→ Photos of Migrant Detention Highlight Biden’s Border Secrecy
The new president faces growing criticism for the apparent secrecy at the border, including from fellow Democrats.
Snopes→ Mysterious New System at Border Keeps Migrants Guessing
The criteria to be allowed into the U.S. are a closely held secret.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Fact Check: Claims Compare Hotels for Illegal Migrants to National Guard Troops in Parking Garages
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The Dispatch Fact Check→ Fact Check: Claims Compare Hotels for Illegal Migrants to National Guard Troops in Parking Garages
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Snopes→ Biden is on His Heels Amid a Migrant Surge at Mexico Border
Career immigration officials, overwhelmed by the earlier surges, have long warned the flow of migrants to the border could ramp up again.
NYT > U.S. > Politics→ Fact-Checking Claims on the Migrant Surge at the U.S.-Mexico Border
As migrants arrive at the southwestern border in increasing numbers, lawmakers and officials are misleading about border policies, migrants, the coronavirus and immigration flows.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The COVID-19 Positivity Rate Among Illegal Migrants At The Border Is NOT ‘Upwards Of Around 50%’
Is the COVID-19 positivity rate among migrants at the border "upwards of around 50%"? No, that's not true: It's less than 6%, according to the acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The claim cited the National Sh
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ 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.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Most immigrants in US illegally aren’t eligible for direct $1,400 stimulus checks
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/12/facebook-posts/most-immigrants-us-illegally-not-eligible-direct-1/
Snopes→ No Evidence Migrants at Border Significantly Spreading Virus
Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has tried shifting concern about the virus’ spread to migrants with COVID-19 crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, though without evidence they are a significant factor.
WaPo Fact Checker→ Murderers, undocumented immigrants: Hyped-up claims about who’s getting stimulus checks
GOP senators honed their post-stimulus talking points with carefully crafted amendments designed for campaign ads.
Top Fact Checks→ Children of legal immigrants could become US citizens under the Dream and Promise Act.
A new bill introduced by three Democratic Congresswomen would provide citizenship to immigrants who lawfully entered the U.S. as children if passed
Snopes→ Would HR 1 Ensure Millions of ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Are Registered to Vote?
In an op-ed for The Daily Signal, former Vice President Mike Pence criticized the Democrats' voting rights reform bill.
Snopes→ Amid Surge, US Tries to Expedite Release of Migrant Children
With its long-term facilities for immigrant children nearly full, the Biden administration is working to expedite the release of children to their relatives in the U.S.
Snopes→ Colombia Will Legalize Undocumented Venezuelan Migrants
Colombia said it will register hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants and refugees currently in the country without papers, in a bid to provide them with legal residence permits and facilitate their access to health care and legal employment oppo
Snopes→ Do 1 in 3 Biden Appointees Have an Immigrant Background?
The 46th U.S. president has made a point of achieving demographic diversity and representation in the Biden-Harris administration.
Snopes→ Is Migrant Caravan Headed for US Because of Biden’s Immigration Policies?
Biden's critics were quick to conflate immigration policies and misrepresent facts about a caravan of Honduras migrants.
Liste→ Photos show Honduran migrants trying to enter Guatemala, not post-election violence in Uganda
A post shared dozens of times on Facebook claims to show violent clashes between civilians and security forces in Uganda following the recent presidential election. The claim is false; the images are of a caravan of Honduran migrants who were blocked b
Snopes→ Joe Biden to Propose 8-Year Citizenship Path for Immigrants
The bill is set to be introduced after President-elect Biden takes the oath of office on Jan. 20.
Top Fact Checks→ Donald Trump says that migrant caravans have reached the U.S. border.
Thousands of migrants headed for the U.S. hoping that the new administration will ease immigration rules, following harsh policies under Trump
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Are Undocumented Immigrants Ineligible For the COVID-19 Vaccine?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-are-undocumented-immigrants-ineligible-covid-19-vaccine-1562061 Pre
Snopes→ Does an Old Photo Show COVID Vax Creator as an Immigrant in Germany?
Ugur Sahin, who led the team that helped find a vaccine breakthrough, definitely has a remarkable personal story.