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Donald Trump
What we can VERIFY about Trump’s plan to use the military to support mass deportations
Donald Trump
What we can VERIFY about Trump’s plan to use the military to support mass deportations
Presidents can deploy the military for immigration enforcement. The National Guard can sometimes be used to detain, while active-duty soldiers can’t.
Immigration
No, the president cannot end birthright citizenship by executive order
Trump says he will sign an executive order ending automatic citizenship for children of “illegal aliens” in his second term. Experts agree that’s unconstitutional.
Elections
No, you cannot buy Canadian citizenship
Online searches for “move to Canada” are spiking after the election, with some people wondering if they can buy Canadian citizenship. Here’s why that’s not possible.
Elections
It is not possible to buy a Canadian citizenship
Online searches for “move to Canada” are spiking after the election, with some people wondering if they can buy Canadian citizenship. Here’s why that’s not possible.
Elections
Viral video doesn’t show ‘illegal voters’ cutting the line in Pennsylvania
A viral video posted on X claims busloads of “illegal voters” skipped the line to vote early in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. That’s false.
Donald Trump
Trump’s claim that illegal immigration was at its lowest when he left office is false
Donald Trump often points to a chart that inaccurately states that illegal immigration was at its lowest point months before he actually left office in January 2021.
VERIFY This
VERIFY This election special: Immigration claims, economic policies & breaking down Project 2025
Whether it’s immigration, the economy or even Project 2025 – Brandon Lewis and Ariane Datil answer questions on some of the biggest topics for voters in our special
Donald Trump
Trump claims that a chart showing illegal immigration was at its lowest when he left office is false
Donald Trump often points to a chart that inaccurately states that illegal immigration was at its lowest point months before he actually left office in January 2021.
Money
FEMA is running low on disaster money, but not because the funds went to housing undocumented migrants
FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund and its migrant initiative are appropriated through separate funding streams. Replenishing the disaster fund requires an act of Congress.
Immigration
Claim that the Biden administration allowed 13,000 immigrants convicted of murder to enter and roam the U.S. freely is misleading
Criminal data released by ICE is being misinterpreted to appear as if it only includes figures that happened during the Biden administration, but it spans decades.
Immigration
Claim that the Biden administration allowed 13,000 immigrants convicted of murder to enter and roam the U.S. freely is misleading
Donald Trump is pointing to ICE data to suggest the Biden administration is letting migrants who have committed murder go free. But the data is being misinterpreted.
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