There are no reports that India prioritized any religion for repatriation from Afghanistan. All Afghan nationals are eligible for the e-Visa.
Publication: Immigration
Logically→ Under Operation Allies Refuge, 2,000 Afghans eligible for special immigration visas and their families have moved to the U.S.
Since July, the U.S. has only evacuated about 2,000 Afghan allies and their families, a small fraction of the 88,000 who have applied for a visa.
Logically→ 40 percent of migrants have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Laredo, Texas.
COVID-19 positive rate among migrants in Laredo increased to 40 percent in some groups, said a complaint filed with the U.S. Southern District Court.
Logically→ Two ships from the Royal Australian Navy rammed a boat loaded with undocumented migrants.
The photo in question is mislabeled. It actually shows Japan Coast Guard's attempts to block Chinese activists from landing on the Senkaku Islands.
Snopes→ GOP Donor Pays $1M to Deploy South Dakota National Guard
Willis Johnson said he just wanted to help.
Snopes→ Harris to Visit US-Mexico Border Area Regarding Migration
She has faced criticism from members of both parties for failing to go there despite her role leading the Biden administration’s response to a steep increase in migration.
Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Critical Race Theory’ Coordinated Disinformation Campaign
An inauthentically organized, corrosive disinformation campaign taking direct aim at social resilience and anti-racism pushes has taken over school boards throughout the United States in what appears to be a highly coordinated national push — whi
Poynter→ WhatsApp can be a black box of misinformation, but Maldita may have opened a window
Private messaging apps like WhatsApp have always presented challenges for fact-checkers. Unlike Facebook and Twitter, where fact-checkers can use third-party software to track the virality of misinformation tropes, WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption ke
Poynter→ Central America’s prevailing conditions and how they drive people to the US
Ask Americans why Central American immigrants are arriving at the southern U.S. border in ever-larger numbers, and some will say it’s lax border enforcement, disregard for the law and the temptations of U.S. jobs and generous welfare benefits. Others
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→ 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.
Snopes→ Is Biden Admin Restarting Border Wall Construction?
Joe Biden promised not to build "another foot of wall" during his 2020 campaign.
Logically→ Under Biden’s presidency, the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border has decreased to 28 percent.
There has been a 61 per increase in unaccompanied children held by CBP from January to February 2021. The 28 percent figure relates to all encounters.
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→ Biden Taps VP Harris to Lead Response to Border Challenges
Biden made the announcement as he and Harris met at the White House with immigration advisers to discuss the increase in migrants, including many unaccompanied minors, arriving at the border in recent weeks.
Logically→ 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
Logically→ Biden has “functionally and effectively” dismantled ICE by telling the agents to stand down.
The internal memos accessed by WaPo reveal new immigration guidelines which could curb arrests and deportations but Biden is not dismantling ICE.
Logically→ Joe Biden wants the U.S. to have open borders.
Joe Biden is reversing some Trump-era immigration policies and wants to improve the border immigration process, but does not want open borders.
Poynter→ U.S. fact-checkers expect new debates over policy as Joe Biden prepares to take office
U.S. fact-checkers are planning for a smooth transition from their work fact-checking the outgoing Trump administration to new claims about coronavirus relief, immigration and economic policy coming out of the soon-to-be inaugurated Biden administratio
Logically→ 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
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Joe Biden Say ‘I’m Gonna Take on Those Rapist Mexicans’ During a Rally?
On October 30 2020, TikTok user @camarocuddy shared what appeared to be footage of former U.S. Vice President and Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden saying, “I’m gonna take on those rapist Mexicans”: @camarocuddyJoe
Logically→ Trump: we will take care of DACA
Trump tried to terminate the Obama-era program in 2017 but the order was blocked by the SC. The DHS is reviewing the program following the decision.
Logically→ Deploying the Royal Navy to turn migrant boats back to France is legal under international maritime law.
Britain and France are working to develop a 'comprehensive action plan' to make the English Channel route unviable, which is within territorial seas.
Logically→ Obama administration had built the cages for immigrants.
The detention facilities, which some refer to as 'cages,' were built under the Barack Obama administration in 2014.
Truth or Fiction?→ Pro-Trump Nevada Ad Regurgitates Anti-Obama Immigration Disinformation
On February 21 2020 — just one day before the Nevada Democratic Party caucuses — a super PAC promoting United States President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign released a Spanish-language ad steeped in disinformation about immigra
Snopes→ Did Joe Biden Say He Doesn’t Count Drunken Driving as a Felony?
During a candidates forum in Iowa, the former vice president weighed in on the driving question as it related to immigration reform.
Truth or Fiction?→ Andrew Yang ‘Pathway to Citizenship (Make Them Earn It)’ Policy Statement?
In December 2019, an image appeared that purportedly showed a policy page on Andrew Yang’s Yang2020.com website with the subheading “Make Them Earn It” under the title “Pathway to Citizenship”: The fuzzy image, which was
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Wall, It’s Real and It’s Magnificent’ Facebook Meme
On September 17 2019, the Facebook page “For America” shared the following border wall meme (archived here): An image of what was heavily implied to be United States President Donald Trump’ promised “border wall̶
Truth or Fiction?→ Did ICE Get Caught Shopping for ‘Urban Warfare’ Training Facilities?
A Newsweek story published on September 11, 2019 revived fears about the possible intentions of the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after it showed that the agency failed to redact documents related to “urban warfa
Snopes→ US Watchdog: Separated Migrant Children Suffered Trauma
Migrant children who were separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border last year suffered post-traumatic stress and other serious mental health problems, according to a government watchdog report.
Truth or Fiction?→ Has ICE Refused to Deport Undocumented White Immigrants?
While the majority of attention on deportations by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has centered around their actions against immigrants from Latin American countries, it is inaccurate to say that the agency does not
Snopes→ Illinois Governor Pardons Army Vet Deported to Mexico
The governor of lllinois said he's erased the drug conviction of an Army veteran who was deported to Mexico in 2018, a step that the man's supporters hope will help him return to the U.S.
Truth or Fiction?→ Were Protesters of American Immigration Policies Hit by a Truck and Injured in Rhode Island?
On August 15 2019, Facebook posts (sometimes covered for graphic violence) appeared about an incident during which protesters at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in (Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island) were reported
Snopes→ Attorney: Officials Force-Feeding Immigrant on Hunger Strike
The text was alarming: "Today medical start force feeding only with me. They put the pipe in my nose 3 time. My nose is bleeding and pain."
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the Mississippi Chicken Plant Raided by American Immigration Authorities Previously Sued for Workplace Abuses?
An early August 2019 Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid at Mississippi chicken plant made national news due to its size and the number of children left without parents or guardians in its wake; in its aftermath, rumors claimed that the b
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Public Assistance Programs Exist in the United States Before Social Security?
In August 2019, disinformation and misinformation about the history of immigration to the United States flourished online following the announcement that United States President Donald Trump’s administration would pursue the so-called “pub
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘First Day of School’ Picture After Mississippi ICE Raid
On August 8 2019, Facebook user Lora Kay Morrow shared the following photograph (archived here), purportedly showing a distressed young girl whose parents were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on her first day of school in Mississ
Snopes→ Largest US Immigration Raids in a Decade Net 680 Arrests
U.S. immigration officials raided seven Mississippi chicken processing plants, arresting 680 mostly Latino workers in the largest workplace sting in at least a decade.
Truth or Fiction?→ Are El Paso Mass Shooting Victims or Their Families Avoiding Hospitals for Fear of Immigration Enforcement?
After at least 22 people were murdered in an August 3 2019 mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas mall, rumors flew as the country tried to get a handle on the violence and anticipated what could happen next. Chief among the rumors were claims that Immigr
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Donald Trump Deleting Anti-Immigrant Tweets?
As several mass shootings within just days of one another left the United States reeling, the ideologies of the shooters began to come under scrutiny for possible ties to sites that specialize in radicalizing disaffected young men into violent white