DACA for new border arrivals? That's not how it works.
WHEN & WHERE WAS IT SAID?
When: Apr 1, 2018
Where: Tweet and remarks to reporters on Easter Sunday
Original context / reporting ↗Big flows of people are coming to take advantage of DACA
WHAT HE SAID (WORD FOR WORD, SADLY)
He tweeted, "These big flows of people are all trying to take advantage of DACA," and told reporters, "a lot of people are coming in because they want to take advantage of DACA."
WHEN AND WHERE (THE RECEIPTS HAVE A CALENDAR)
A tweet on Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018, repeated to reporters before Easter mass.
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS (BRING SNACKS)
- Applicants for the 2012 program had to be physically present in the U.S. on June 15, 2012 and have lived here continuously since June 15, 2007.
- People now crossing the border cannot qualify under the original program or the administration's version.
- The administration began winding down DACA on Sept. 5, 2017, with limited exceptions for renewals. FactCheck.org's verdict: they are not eligible.
WHY THIS MATTERS
You cannot take advantage of a program whose cutoff date has passed.
DACA eligibility does not extend to people newly crossing the border.
Finding: FalseBold. Wrong, but bold.
Sources & further reading
Keep digging
- Zero illegal entries? That is not what the data show.
- Mexico is 'paying' for the wall — through a trade deal?
- A record number of workers — but what about the rate?
Editorial note: each article reports only details found in the linked sources. Where a source does not give a venue, date or exact wording, we say so instead of guessing. Quotations may need further editorial verification against primary recordings or transcripts.