FactChecking Trump’s Immigration-Related Claims in Phoenix and Las Vegas
Posted on AllSides June 18th, 2024
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FACT CHECK
Former President Donald Trump has made illegal immigration and its impact on the U.S. a focus of his campaign – but several of his talking points are wrong or misleading. Here’s what we found among his immigration claims at recent events in the electoral swing states of Arizona and Nevada.
Trump falsely said that a proclamation by President Joe Biden to limit asylum eligibility “establishes an annual minimum of approximately 2 million illegal alien border crossers.”
He distorted how a mobile app for asylum appointments operated, saying it allows “free...
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