Claim: President Donald Trump suggests that the percentage of "illegal aliens" in federal prisons supports the need for a border wall. But it's misleading to look only at the federal prison population, since state prisons and local jails house approximately 90 percent of the total U.S. incarcerated population.
Fact-check: Trump's Misdirection on 'Criminal Aliens' - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president donald trump suggests that the percentage of "illegal aliens" in federal prisons supports the need for a border wall. but it's misleading to look only at the federal prison population, since state prisons and local jails house approximately 90 percent of the total u.s. incarcerated population.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: D'Angelo Gore
Date published: 2019-02-26T23:38:28