Lie May 21, 2018 · Remarks · Immigration

“We're also working with Congress to close the crippling loopholes and federal or especially, to disgraceful practice of catch and release. That's where you'll catch somebody, talk to him, sign them, and then you have to release them, and it's a horrible situation.”

Said
May 21, 2018
Where
Remarks
Verdict
Lie, as rated by the Washington Post Fact Checker
Topic
Immigration
Repeated
89 times in the Post’s database
Source
Washington Post claims database (claim ID 3172)

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