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Immigration

No, the Biden administration does not have an open-border policy

Kamala Harris

Claims that Vice President Harris is Biden’s ‘border czar’ are misleading

Harris is not in charge of border security or immigration policy. She was tasked with addressing the root causes of migration from three Central American countries.
Money

Yes, noncitizens can claim lottery prizes

State lotteries say noncitizens are eligible to win lottery prizes as long as the tickets were bought in the U.S.
Gigafact

No, Biden hasn’t ‘let in’ nearly 1,700 people with links to terrorism

Border Patrol has stopped and detained people on the federal terrorist watchlist around 1,700 times since Biden took office. But they weren’t “let in” to the U.S.
Immigration

No, deportations under Trump were not ‘the highest ever’

Tom Homan, former acting director of ICE, claimed “deportations rose to the highest level ever” during former President Trump’s term in office. But that’s false.
Immigration

No, Iceland is not paying men to move to Iceland and marry Icelandic women

The claim has been spreading online for at least seven years, but Iceland government officials say the country is not paying people to move there.
Immigration

Can immigrants in U.S. illegally get Social Security, Medicare?

Former President Trump suggested during a debate that people in the U.S. illegally are eligible for Social Security and Medicare benefits. That’s false.
Immigration

No, the Border Patrol Union hasn’t endorsed President Biden

The Border Patrol Union endorsed a bipartisan border bill Biden’s administration negotiated with Republicans. It didn’t endorse Biden, like he claimed in the debate.
Joe Biden

No, the Border Patrol Union hasn’t endorsed President Biden

The Border Patrol Union hasn’t endorsed Biden and said it “never will.” It previously endorsed a border security bill backed by the Biden administration.
Immigration

No, dismissing an asylum case is not the same as granting amnesty

A report says more than 350,000 migrants have had their asylum cases dismissed under President Biden. Here’s how that differs from granting them amnesty.
Immigration

Biden did not grant 350,000 migrants amnesty

The Biden administration dismissed asylum cases, but those migrants did not receive legal status.
Immigration

Yes, Mexico deports American citizens who are in the country illegally

After watching a TikTok, several VERIFY readers asked if Mexico deports American citizens who are in the country illegally. It does happen, but it’s not that common.