The Trump administration’s misleading spin on immigration, crime and terrorism

“In the last two years, ICE officers arrested 235,000 criminals who were able to come in over the years through the United States.”

— President Trump, in remarks at the White House, Jan. 2

“This group has apprehended, last year, 17,000 criminals trying to get across the border. Seventeen thousand. And that’s one category. There are plenty of others.”

— Trump, in a White House briefing with border officials, Jan. 3

“3,755 Known or suspected terrorists prevented from traveling to or entering the U.S. by DHS (FY17)”

— Border security briefing from the Department of Homeland Security, Jan. 4

View the complete January 7 article by Salvador Rizzo on The Washington Post website here.