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Checked by PolitiFact23 Feb 2024United States Immigration

Rep. Elise Stefanik, Member of Congress

“We’ve seen an 800% increase in the Swanton sector, which is the part of the northern border that I represent, in illegal crossings.”

PolitiFact rated this: True

PolitiFact says: The northern border has seen increases in illegal crossings of various amounts, including one four-month period where the increase from the previous year exceeded 800%.

Checked by FactCheck.org24 May 2022United States Immigration

Elise Stefanik, Congresswoman

“Joe Biden continues to put America LAST by shipping pallets of baby formula to the southern border as American families face empty shelves.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Spins the Facts

FactCheck.org says: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the agency that first encounters and then processes immigrants, is legally required to provide formula to infants in its care and has been doing so during the recent shortage.

Checked by FactCheck.org7 Dec 2021United States Immigration

Elise Stefanik, U.S. Representative

“Over 800 pounds of fentanyl were seized at our Southern Border in October. This is Biden’s Border Crisis.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading

FactCheck.org says: There were 899 pounds of fentanyl seized at the U.S. border with Mexico in October 2021, but the steep rise in the monthly amount of the drug being seized began in mid-2020 under then-President Donald Trump.