Biden Administration's Secretive Flights Bringing 320,000 Migrants to US Airports Allegedly Create Law Enforcement Vulnerabilities Too Grave to Release Publicly

Unique Points

• Former President Donald Trump made a misleading statement that 325,000 migrants were flown in from parts unknown.
• The Biden administration's legally dubious program to fly inadmissible aliens over the border and directly to U.S. airports has allegedly created law enforcement vulnerabilities too grave to release publicly.
• Elon Musk continues to push a right-wing conspiracy theory about the Biden administration importing voters by transporting undocumented immigrants into the country.

Accuracy

• The Biden administration’s legally dubious program to fly inadmissible aliens over the border and directly to U.S. airports has allegedly created law enforcement vulnerabilities too grave to release publicly.
• The government characterizes these programs as ‘family reunification programs’.

Deception (50%)

• The article misrepresents parole programs by stating that they are secretive when in fact they are publicly available and require sponsors in the US. This is deceptive because it implies that there was some sort of hidden program involved, when in fact these processes have been used before and keep people from migrating irregularly.
• The article claims that Trump made a statement about migrants being flown into the US from unknown parts without providing any context or evidence to support this claim. This is deceptive because it implies that there was some sort of secret program involved, when in fact CBP did not facilitate these flights and the information obtained through a FOIA lawsuit is public.
• The article misrepresents information obtained through a FOIA lawsuit by stating that CBP approved secretive flights and omitting important details such as who was being flown within or to the United States. This is deceptive because it implies that there was some sort of clandestine operation involved, when in fact migrants who flew into the US were allowed entry and thoroughly vetted through CBP One.

Fallacies (85%)

None Found At Time Of Publication

Bias (85%)

• The author states that Trump appeared to be citing a new report released by the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), which supports curbing immigration to the United States. This statement implies that CBP approved secretive flights, but this is not accurate.

Site Conflicts Of Interest (0%)

• Center for Immigration Studies and US Customs and Border Protection have been criticized in the past for their treatment of migrants.
• Priscilla Alvarez is an employee at Center for Immigration Studies (CIS), which advocates for stricter immigration policies.

Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)

None Found At Time Of Publication

Unique Points

• The Biden administration’s legally dubious program to fly inadmissible aliens over the border and directly to U.S. airports has allegedly created law enforcement vulnerabilities too grave to release publicly.

Accuracy

• CBP has withheld from CIS – and apparently will not disclose – the names of the 43 U.S. airports that have received 320,000 inadmissible aliens from January through December 2023.

Deception (50%)

• `The agency’s lawyers have cited a general “law enforcement exception” without elaborating – until recently – on how releasing airport locations would harm public safety beyond citing “the sensitivity of the information.” Now, though, CIS’s litigation has yielded a novel and newsworthy answer from the government: The public can’t know the receiving airports because those hundreds of thousands of CBP-authorized arrivals have created such “operational vulnerabilities” at airports that “bad actors” could undermine law enforcement efforts to “secure the United States border” if they knew the volume of CBP One traffic processed at each port of entry.`
• `But while large immigrant-receiving cities and media lay blame for the influx on Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s busing program`
• `CBP has withheld from the Center – and apparently will not disclose – the names of the 43 U.S. airports that have received 320,000 inadmissible aliens from January through December 2023, nor the foreign airports from which they departed`

Fallacies (85%)

• The author uses an appeal to authority by citing CBP lawyers without providing any evidence or context for their claims.

Bias (100%)

None Found At Time Of Publication

Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)

None Found At Time Of Publication

Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)

None Found At Time Of Publication

Unique Points

• Former President Donald Trump made a misleading statement that 325,000 migrants were flown in from parts unknown.
• The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) obtained information through a FOIA lawsuit stating that US Customs and Border Protection approved secretive flights bringing 320,000 migrants to select airports in the US last year.
• Migrants who flew to and within the United States were allowed entry and thoroughly vetted through CBP One app which allows users to schedule appointments for asylum with border authorities.
• There are multiple parole programs that allow individuals from designated countries like Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela to enter and live in the US temporarily. These programs include family reunification and a separate humanitarian parole program for those nationalities. After receiving approval, such migrants may enter the US through land ports of entry or fly into the US but are responsible for paying their own flights.
• Over 386,000 people from designated countries have arrived in the US since the parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans was introduced more than a year ago.
• The CHNV parole processes are public; claims of secret programs are false. The government's response is standard for inquiries involving law enforcement.
• Republicans have slammed the Biden administration's use of parole, arguing that officials are using the authority too broadly.

Accuracy

• The Biden White House secretly flew over 320,000 inadmissible migrants into US airports.
• Former President Donald Trump made a misleading statement that 325,000 migrants were flown in from parts unknown.

Deception (50%)

• The title of the video implies that Biden's administration secretly flew over 320,000 migrants into US airports. This statement is false as per a report from DHS.

Fallacies (85%)

• The report claims that 320,000 inadmissible migrants were secretly flown over US airports
• Inflammatory rhetoric is used throughout the article such as describing migrants as 'inadmissible'
• The author uses dichotomous depiction when referring to migrants as either being allowed into the country or not

Bias (100%)

None Found At Time Of Publication

Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)

None Found At Time Of Publication

Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)

None Found At Time Of Publication

Unique Points

• Elon Musk continues to push a right-wing conspiracy theory about the Biden administration importing voters by transporting undocumented immigrants into the country.
• The more conspiratorial aspects have been repeatedly debunked by CNN, The Washington Post and PolitiFact.

Accuracy

• Some of the flights, operated for the Office of Refugee Resettlement, are part of a long-standing practice to relocate minors and unite them with caretakers. This was also common under former President Donald Trump.

Deception (80%)

• The author wrote: 'Musk included a screenshot of a headline of a Daily Mail story centered on ...' This is an example of deception because it relies on an unreliable source (the Daily Mail) that has been debunked by other outlets for spreading misinformation and false claims about immigration. The author does not verify or cite the accuracy or credibility of this source, nor does he provide any alternative sources that support his claim.
• The author wrote: 'It is highly probable that the groundwork is being laid for something far worse than 9/11'. This is an example of deception because it exaggerates a hypothetical scenario based on speculation and fear, without providing any evidence or sources to support this claim. It also uses hyperbole (far worse than 9/11) to create a sense of urgency and alarm.
• The author wrote: 'Musk now appears to have escalated this already racist conspiracy about migrants into evidence-free fearmongering'. This is an example of deception because it accuses the author (Elon Musk) of promoting a racist conspiracy theory without providing any evidence or sources that show how his views are racist or based on false claims. The author also uses emotional language (evidence-free fearmongering) to discredit and attack the author's opinion, rather than engaging with it in a constructive way.
• The author wrote: 'This administration is both importing voters and creating a national security threat from unvetted illegal immigrants'. This is an example of deception because it implies that there is a direct link between the Biden administration's policies on immigration and terrorism, without providing any evidence or sources to back up this claim. It also uses emotional language (importing voters, national security threat) to manipulate the reader's feelings and opinions.

Fallacies (0%)

• The article claims that Elon Musk wrote on X late Monday, 'This administration is both importing voters and creating a national security threat from unvetted illegal immigrants.'
• The article quotes Musk as saying, 'It is highly probable that the groundwork is being laid for something far worse than 9/11. Just a matter of time.'

Bias (85%)

• `It is highly probable that the groundwork is being laid for something far worse than 9/11. Just a matter of time.`
• `This administration is both importing voters and creating a national security threat from unvetted illegal immigrants,`

Site Conflicts Of Interest (0%)

• Elon Musk's involvement with several organizations that advocate for stricter immigration policies
• The Center for Immigration Studies is cited as an expert source and this organization has been criticized for its biased reporting on immigration issues.

Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)

None Found At Time Of Publication