Trump officials have made sweeping claims about Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Here’s what the record shows. While Trump officials describe him as a gang member and predator, court records paint a more complicated — and at times contradictory — picture August 26, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
Trump’s claims of negative net migration are premature, but some analysts say it could happen The president claimed 'negative net migration for the first time in 50 years.' No current numbers bear out that statement. August 12, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
Can Trump call a new census and leave out immigrants in the country illegally? Trump says he told the Commerce Department to start work, but the Constitution and current law make that unlikely without Congress August 11, 2025 Louis Jacobson
DeSantis said everyone at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ has a deportation order. Lawyers say that’s false. Attorneys say their clients held at the Florida facility have no deportation orders, and officials haven’t provided documents to prove otherwise August 1, 2025 Samantha Putterman
Can the US government revoke your citizenship? What to know about denaturalization The government cannot strip U.S.-born people of their U.S. citizenship unless the citizens voluntarily renounce it. July 15, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
When immigration data becomes political theater Immigration researcher Austin Kocher warns that reporting arrest quotas without context can amplify administration messaging July 2, 2025 Jon Greenberg
Trump falsely claims Harvard won’t say who its international students are The government collects extensive information on every international student — including those at Harvard — through visa and education records May 30, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump’s immigration crackdown in his first 100 days Trump began laying the groundwork for his immigration plans long before his Jan. 20 inauguration April 29, 2025 Maria Briceño
The facts behind Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s deportation El Salvador's president and Trump officials misrepresented Abrego Garcia’s case, his protections, and a Supreme Court order to return him April 16, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
Immigrants can get Social Security numbers legally. Musk says that’s ‘crazy’ Only US citizens can vote in federal elections. Having a Social Security number does not allow immigrants to register to vote in federal elections April 4, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
Is Tren de Aragua invading the US, as Trump says? Legal experts say no. Courts have avoided ruling on whether illegal immigration constitutes an invasion, but legal experts cite historical precedent suggesting it does not March 24, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
13 fact checks of President Donald Trump’s address to Congress Trump made false claims about Social Security fraud, immigration, money sent to Ukraine, the Paris accord and more March 5, 2025 PolitiFact
FEMA did not use disaster relief money to house immigrants in New York luxury hotels New York City does not house migrants in luxury hotel rooms. In 2024, it spent an average of $156 per night per hotel room. February 19, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
Under the new Trump administration, El Tímpano launches new guidelines to try to protect sources ‘The only thing that has really changed is the atmosphere and environment in which we and immigrant communities are operating in …’ February 3, 2025 Amaris Castillo
What Trump’s immigration orders mean in the short and long term He declared a southern border emergency, reinstated some first-term policies, and ended programs allowing legal entry to the US January 27, 2025 Maria Ramirez Uribe
