Fact Check: Trump’s Rationale for a National Emergency Is Based on False or Misleading Claims

To justify redirecting federal funds to a wall, the president made a litany of assertions about crime, drugs and other issues on the southern border. Nearly all were misleading, exaggerated or false.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/us/politics/fact-checking-trump-emergency-border.html?partner=rss&emc=rss