Bill Melugin 'comes in hot' with fact-checking Biden's deportation claim

Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin earned a tip of the hat from Community Notes when he corrected the record in response to a claim by Reuters “DC-based” immigration reporter Ted Hesson.

Hesson took to X on Monday to declare, “Biden is now deporting more people than Trump.”

He added a fancy graphic to make it look more official, but no reporter in America knows the illegal immigration crisis better than Melugin, who has spent countless days reporting from the border, often the only reporter covering the which has turned out to be an invasion of over 10 million illegal immigrants under President Biden,

“No, it is not. And it's not close,” the Fox News reporter responded to Hesson. “FY'18-FY'20: 709,227 deportations. FY'21-FY'23: 273,768 deportations. This is straight from the ICE data. This article attempts to count “returns” as deportations. they are not They are bounces[d] Cross the border back to MX, then they can try again.”

No, it is not. And it's not close.

FY'18-FY'20: 709,227 deportations

FY'21-FY'23: 273,768 deportations.

This is straight from the ICE data. This article attempts to count “returns” as deportations. they are not They bounce across the border to MX and then can try again. https://t.co/vpuhM0Tqwh

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) July 9, 2024

Much of the media has gleefully reported that border crossings have “slumped” since Biden last month signed an executive order restricting asylum processing at the southern border after illegal crossings they shot; what should not be reported so quickly is that the administration has flown. hundreds of thousands of migrants at the expense of US taxpayers, as part of the controversial “CHNV” mass parole program, as Melugin reported in April.

EXCLUSIVE: Internal DHS data reveals the more than 45 US cities to which hundreds of thousands of migrants have been flown through the Biden administration's controversial “CHNV” mass parole program.
The data have been obtained by @HomelandGOP through a DHS subpoena and was provided @FoxNews.
The… pic.twitter.com/Wm6R8QKHTF

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 30, 2024

On that note, spokesman Mike Johnson took to social media to note that President Biden opposes a bill that would prevent non-citizens from voting in November.

“It should alarm all American citizens that the sitting president of the United States, who has opened our border to more than 9 million illegals, has just announced that he would veto our bill to prevent non-citizens from voting,” Johnson posted.

It should alarm all American citizens that the sitting President of the United States, who has opened our border to over 9 million illegals, has just announced that he will veto our bill to prevent for non-citizens to vote. pic.twitter.com/gekEIsM6Tz

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) July 8, 2024

Here's a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen in X:

Bill comes in really well with the fact checking!

— Burt Macklin (@BurtMaclin_FBI) July 9, 2024

Hey Ted, you're a liar. Check the date of the ICE. Because you are a lazy reporter, @BillMelugin_ he did your homework

— Kelly D Johnston (@KHostages) July 9, 2024

More Democrat lies. I can't remember the last time I heard the truth from one of them.

— Holy mackerel (@mikpenny2249) July 9, 2024

If there's anyone on the planet who knows the frontier, it's Bill. I think this kid is the next FOX phenomenon. I hope they don't blow it like they did with Tucker.

— David (@WFODavid) July 9, 2024

Much more coming in and far fewer deported under Biden. You do the math.

— First Words (@unscriptedmike) July 9, 2024

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