Former President Donald Trump has once again come under scrutiny for his inflammatory remarks regarding immigrants living in the country illegally. During recent rallies, he revived a line that portrays these immigrants as "poisoning the blood of our country." While Trump has consistently taken a hard-line stance on immigration, his claims about immigrants coming from mental institutions and jails lack evidence and have been debunked by reliable sources.

The New York Times conducted a fact check on Trump's assertions and found no evidence to support his claim that immigrants crossing the border are originating from mental institutions and jails. From the start of President Joe Biden's tenure in January 2021 to March, no such news account could be found. Additionally, the Trump campaign failed to provide any factual support when pressed for evidence of these allegations by CNN.

Michelle Mittelstadt, a spokesperson for the nonpartisan research organization Migration Policy Institute, stated that there is no credible reporting or present-day effort by any country to empty mental-health institutions or prisons and send individuals with mental-health issues or criminal records to the United States. While the Mariel boatlift of 1980 from Cuba resulted in the release of inmates from jails and patients from mental health institutions, there is no comparable situation occurring presently.

Furthermore, Trump's claim that 15 million people have been allowed into the country from jails and mental institutions lacks evidence. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data shows that there were nearly 8 million encounters at the border from February 2021 to October, but most of these encounters resulted in expulsions. The precise number of unauthorized entries is difficult to determine due to the presence of "gotaways" who evade authorities. Estimates from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the inspector general report do not support Trump's claim.

In terms of migrants with criminal records, CBP encountered approximately 45,000 individuals at ports of entry and another 40,000 between ports of entry since the start of fiscal year 2021. However, these figures do not align with Trump's exaggerated estimate of 15 million individuals entering the country.

Addressing Trump's statement about spending over $1 billion to house illegal aliens in hotels, the figure lacks context. Trump's reference to 33,000 homeless American veterans is based on a 2022 estimate by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. However, this number includes veterans in shelters during the count, and the overall trend of homeless veterans has been declining since 2009.

While it is true that the Biden administration contracted with a nonprofit group to house border arrivals at hotels in Texas and Arizona, the figure of $1 billion directly spent on placing immigrants in hotels is unsubstantiated. Cities are indeed incurring costs for sheltering and caring for border arrivals, but the federal initiative providing funding to offset these costs also existed during the Trump administration.

Lastly, Trump's claim that people affiliated with Hamas, the militant group that attacked Israel, are "pouring" into the United States lacks evidence. There is no supporting data to suggest that individuals associated with Hamas are entering the country in record numbers. While the number of encounters with individuals on a terrorism watchlist has increased at the southern border, there is no record of a terrorist attack being committed on American soil by an immigrant who crossed the border illegally.

In conclusion, Trump's baseless and misleading claims about immigration and migrants have been debunked. Reliable sources and data contradict his assertions regarding immigrants from mental institutions and jails, the number of migrants entering the country, veterans' homelessness, and the alleged influx of individuals associated with Hamas. As the immigration debate continues, it is essential to rely on factual information and data to inform policy discussions and decisions.

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