“For the first time in American history, if you're seeking asylum ... you can't do it from the United States. … You’ve got to seek asylum from abroad.”
Joe Biden
President of the United States. in a CNN town hall. Claim dated 16 Feb 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisMostly False
What PolitiFact found
Biden misstated key facts and missed important context about asylum policies. People can apply for asylum only once they are in the United States.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (President of the United States) made this claim around 16 February 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 February 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “Mostly False”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
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