Reuters, AFP Retract Migrant Children Articles That Were Based on Obama-Era Figures

No, the U.S. is not currently detaining 100,000 children.

Alex Griswold
November 20, 2019 7:37 AM

On Wednesday several news outlets were forced to retract stories lamenting the number of migrant children detained by U.S. authorities after it emerged the pieces were based on Obama-era figures.

Warren Proposes Free Taxpayer-Funded Health Care for Illegal Immigrants

Elizabeth Matamoros
November 8, 2019 8:11 PM

Presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) said her Medicare for All plan covers "everyone regardless of immigration status."

Hillary Clinton, Singer Brandi Carlile Boycott Women’s Summit Over Trump Admin Official

Former DHS chief Nielsen set to speak at Fortune’s 'Most Powerful Women Summit'

Paul Crookston
October 22, 2019 2:05 PM

Singer Brandi Carlile joined two-time failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in dropping out of Fortune’s "Most Powerful Women Summit" because former DHS secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is set to speak.

Texas Tribune Smears Sheriff Over Immigrant Crime Claim

Outlet subsequently tweeted out correction, amended article

Graham Piro
October 10, 2019 5:20 PM

The Texas Tribune corrected an article Thursday that took a Texas sheriff's words out of context to smear him.

Dem Rep Invited #AbolishICE Radical to Immigration Town Hall

Mucarsel-Powell said 'Abolishing ICE is not the answer' during her campaign

Todd Shepherd
September 21, 2019 5:00 AM

Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D., Fla.) invited a panelist to an immigration town hall this July who is an #AbolishICE stalwart and is also an active member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) political party.

Chinese National Pleads Guilty to California ‘Birth Tourism’ Plot

Company advertised that it had assisted more than 500 foreign nationals

Graham Piro
September 18, 2019 3:35 PM

A Chinese national pleaded guilty to running an illegal "birth tourism" scheme in California, where she charged clients thousands of dollars to help them give birth in the United States in order to obtain U.S. citizenship for their children.

In 2013, Castro Praised Obama ‘Enforcement’ on Immigration

'Everyone agrees that we need to secure our border'

David Rutz
September 16, 2019 5:00 AM

2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro (D.) has one of the most liberal platforms in the field on immigration, but in 2013 he strongly backed Obama-era immigration policies and said the notion of "open borders" was too extreme to consider.

Biden Falsely Claims Obama Administration ‘Didn’t Lock People Up In Cages’

AP fact check says Biden's claim is 'wrong'

Cameron Cawthorne
September 13, 2019 9:20 AM

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday night falsely claimed the Obama administration “didn't lock people up in cages.”

Texas Dem Supports Decriminalizing Border Crossings

Corporate lawyer Shannon Hutcheson: 'We absolutely have to' decriminalize border crossings

Collin Anderson
September 12, 2019 5:00 AM

A Democrat running in a key Texas swing district supports decriminalizing illegal border crossings.

Biden Falsely Claims He Doesn’t ‘Get Wrong Things Like’ Holding Children in Cages

Viral photos from 2014 showed children in cages

Graham Piro
September 5, 2019 9:45 AM

Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed criticisms over his verbal gaffes by claiming that he doesn't get things wrong like, "we should lock kids up in cages at the border," despite viral photos from 2014 showing immigrant children sleeping on mattresses while in cages at border facilities.

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