Claim: U.S. Border Patrol encountered 6,259 immigrants with criminal convictions, many of them for illegal entry charges, in fiscal 2018, according to the most recent statistics. Yet, White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney misleadingly claimed authorities "had arrested 17,000 criminals at the southern border."
Fact-check: Misleading Border Crime Statistic - FactCheck.org
Verdict: u.s. border patrol encountered 6,259 immigrants with criminal convictions, many of them for illegal entry charges, in fiscal 2018, according to the most recent statistics. yet, white house chief of staff mick mulvaney misleadingly claimed authorities "had arrested 17,000 criminals at the southern border."
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Lori Robertson
Date published: 2019-01-08T18:40:42