AP FACT CHECK: Trump's skewed claims on immigration, economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is distorting the truth when it comes to the impact of his administration's policy regarding separating children from their parents at the U.S. border.
He falsely suggests that a newly signed executive order will permanently solve the problem of separations by keeping families together when they are detained for illegally crossing the border and exaggerates the number of immigration judges available to process their claims while they're held in custody. A growing backlog of claims could mean that people will be held longer in detention until their cases are heard.