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Brennan Center for Justice

American nonprofit organization

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Jan 12, 2026
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are anti-ICE protestors being paid or compensated in any way for their activism

Available reporting does not establish a proven, widespread practice of paying anti-ICE protesters; assertions that demonstrators were being paid come from political leaders, preliminary federal probe...

Jan 17, 2026
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Which presidents used the insurrection act

The Insurrection Act has been invoked intermittently since the early republic, with sources counting roughly 30 separate invocations over U.S. history and attributing those uses to somewhere between 1...

Dec 10, 2025
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Born in America act , did it pass

Congress introduced multiple “Born in the USA/Birthright Citizenship” bills in 2025 that would limit or protect birthright citizenship; none of the introduced bills cited in available sources are show...

Dec 3, 2025

how many illegal immigrants voted in the 2024 election

Available reporting and public-data reviews show no evidence that large numbers of unauthorized immigrants voted in the 2024 U.S. general election; documented or prosecuted cases are counted in the do...

Jan 17, 2026

Can a US president unilaterally suspend federal elections under martial law?

A president cannot unilaterally suspend federal elections under a claim of martial law; constitutional text, statute, Supreme Court precedents, and expert legal analyses all place the power to alter o...

Jan 16, 2026

Illegal migrant crime in US

Research across federal datasets and independent scholars shows that immigrants — including those in the country without authorization — are not more likely to commit crime than U.S.-born residents; m...

Dec 14, 2025

7-2 Supreme Court’s ruling Trump has partial immunity

The Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. United States created a mixed immunity rule: absolute immunity for some “core” presidential functions, presumptive immunity for official acts at the “outer per...

Oct 27, 2025

What percentage of US prisoners are illegal immigrants according to 2024 data?

Official data do not support a single, precise national percentage of U.S. prisoners who are unauthorized (illegal) immigrants for 2024; federal reporting covers only portions of the system, and , mak...

Dec 12, 2025

Has any U.S. president ever tried to pardon state-level crimes and was it legally valid?

No U.S. president has lawfully pardoned someone for a state crime; the Constitution limits the presidential pardon to “offences against the United States,” and legal authorities and government guides ...

Jan 13, 2026

How many protesters have been assaulted or killed by ice agents

Across the reporting provided, there is one widely reported fatality of a protester shot by an ICE agent — the killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis — but there is no reliable, publicly availabl...

Jan 11, 2026

Percentage of ICE detainees charged with violent crimes

Recent public analyses and ICE snapshots place the share of people in ICE custody who have convictions for violent crimes at roughly 5–7 percent, with several trackers finding “less than 5%” by late 2...

Jan 11, 2026

What is the insurrection act?

The Insurrection Act is a set of federal statutes first codified in 1807 that authorizes the president to deploy and use U.S. armed forces, including federalizing the National Guard, within the United...

Dec 12, 2025

Has the Born in America Act been signed into law or voted on by Congress as of December 2025?

As of December 12, 2025, the legislative measures discussed as the “Born in America Act” and related birthright-citizenship bills appear in Congress as drafted bills and proposals but sources in the p...

Nov 11, 2025

How much fraud was there in 2020 election?

The evidence assembled by election experts, courts, and multiple fact‑checking analyses shows ; isolated incidents were investigated but were too few to affect the outcome . Major institutions includi...

Dec 5, 2025

Did Charlie Kirk or Turning Point USA fund buses to Washington DC for January 6 2021?

Available reporting shows Charlie Kirk publicly claimed Turning Point Action would send “80+ buses” to the Jan. 6, 2021 “Stop the Steal” rally, but multiple reputable outlets and later clarifications ...

Dec 16, 2025

Did Trump threaten Judge December 16, 2025

Available reporting shows multiple instances in December 2025 where the Trump administration publicly threatened actions — including sanctions against the International Criminal Court and withholding ...

Nov 22, 2025

percent of illegal immigrants that commit serious crimes in the usa

Data and peer-reviewed research consistently show that immigrants — including those without authorization — are not more likely to commit serious crimes than U.S.-born residents; multiple national and...

Dec 16, 2025

Multiple fact-checkers confirm the viral “Born in America Act” story is fabricated misinformation.

Multiple independent fact-checks and news reports show the viral claim that the U.S. Senate passed a “Born in America” law forcing naturalized or dual‑citizen federal officials to resign is false; Sno...

Jan 13, 2026

What percentage of ICE captures are violent criminals

The share of people taken into ICE custody who have violent criminal convictions is small: independent analyses put that figure around 5–8 percent, while broader DHS messaging claims a much higher sha...

Dec 12, 2025

What is the text and full summary of the Born in America Act?

The “Born in the USA” / “Born in America” Act refers to multiple congressional bills and competing narratives in 2025 about birthright citizenship; the Senate and House versions (S.646 and H.R.3368 / ...