“Only 15%" of migrants apprehended when crossing the southern border qualify for asylum status and "only about half of them even show up for their court cases.”
Rob Portman
U.S. Senator. TV interview. Claim dated 21 Mar 2021.
FactCheck.org rated thisDisputed
What FactCheck.org found
A 2020 study said 95% of nondetained applicants for relief from removal went to all of their court hearings from 2008-2018. And the 15% grant rate calculation factors in people who were not granted nor denied asylum.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Rob Portman (U.S. Senator) made this claim around 21 March 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 April 2021, 11 days later. Its rating was “Disputed”.
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