For years, Donald Trump has insisted that foreign governments emptied their mental institutions and sent those people into the United States during the Biden presidency. There is no evidence this ever happened. This article examines where the claim came from, why it persists, and why it matters.
Today’s top political stories highlight major shifts in U.S. governance — from growing concerns over Trump’s politicization of the military to a pivotal Supreme Court asylum case, a surprising reversal on the release of Epstein files, and escalating pressure on Venezuela. Here’s what happened and why it matters.
On State of the Union with Dana Bash, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas reacts to Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s criticism of President Joe Biden’s border actions. #CNN #News
Immigrants who come to the U.S. without authorization have very limited access to government benefits. But an old falsehood revived by conservatives conflates aid given to authorized refugees with the limited assistance available to immigrants who entered the country illegally. The claim also inflates the benefits given to refugees.
Immigrants who come to the U.S. without authorization have very limited access to government benefits. But an old falsehood revived by conservatives conflates aid given to authorized refugees with the limited assistance available to immigrants who entered the country illegally. The claim also inflates the benefits given to refugees.
The story was picked up by numerous conservative outlets before local newspapers debunked allegations that homeless veterans were displaced by migrants at a New York hotel. Albany Times Union reporter and editor Lana Bellamy joins.
The nearly 50 migrants Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis flew from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard in September were later moved to a shelter at a military base several miles away in Massachusetts. After that, most of them found housing in other parts of the state.
Q: Has the Biden administration sent “pallets” of infant formula to the border amid a nationwide shortage?
A: Yes. Customs and Border Protection, the agency that first encounters and then processes immigrants, is legally required to provide formula to infants in its care and has been doing so during the recent shortage.
Dozens of people stayed at a Florida hotel in January while employed as temporary farmworkers for a wholesale plant nursery. But a Facebook video and a tweet by State Rep. Anthony Sabatini falsely claimed they were “illegals” — sparking a protest outside the hotel. Attorneys for the nursery said all of them had visas to work in the U.S.
A social media post is spreading baseless claims that the shooter accused of killing 10 people in Boulder, Colorado, came to the U.S. “Illegally from [M]exico and purchased the firearm from a guy that sells stolen guns.” Law enforcement officials say the suspect came to the U.S. from Syria as a child, and the gun used was legally purchased.
