“If they [sanctuary politicians] just gave us the people that they had in their prisons or that are on probation, that…

Department of Homeland Security on X official account2026-10-14

“If they [sanctuary politicians] just gave us the people that they had in their prisons or that are on probation, that they know are illegal, and handed them over to us, it would make a world of difference.” @SecMullinDHS

Posted on X 2026-10-14 by @DHSgov · View on X →

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If you got just a cooperation from blue cities and blue states, how much safer do you think America would be? If they just gave us the people that they had in their prisons or that was on probation that they know that are illegal and handed them over to us, it would take it would make a world of difference. Because out of these 16 ,070 individuals that New York City alone has locked up, those represent murderers, those represent charges. locked up. Those represent murderers. Those represent child rapists, sexual predators, gangbangers, drug traffickers, and the list goes on and on. And every one of these individuals, when they serve their time is going to be released back on the street, just like Oscar was, or the other two individuals that stabbed the NYPD officer a few days ago. And that only represents not even 1 % of the population, but President Trump has said this, that 2 % of the percent of the population uh creates the majority of the crime in our nation so if we just got one population creates the majority of the crime in our nation. percent of of them out of the country with the help of these sanctuary cities and sanctuary states you would cut the you'd cut our crime down in half

What the model flagged

Analyzed 2026-10-14 18:40 UTC.

Findings may include language that is quoted rather than the speaker's own, and the model over-reads ceremonial language (tributes, anniversaries) as persuasion. Check each finding against the original.

Scapegoating 50%

Implies that the lack of cooperation from blue cities and states is what keeps America unsafe, blaming a broad group for a complex problem.

“If you got just a cooperation from blue cities and blue states, how much safer do you think America would be?”

Exaggeration/Hyperbole 50%

Overstates the effect of handing over such individuals as transformative.

“it would make a world of difference”

Appeal to Fear 60%

Uses a large number of jailed individuals labelled as murderers to stoke fear of immigrants.

“those represent murderers”

Loaded Language 75%

Emotionally charged labels for criminals aimed at triggering revulsion.

“child rapists, sexual predators, gangbangers, drug traffickers”

Repetition 35%

The claim that a population creates the majority of crime is repeated, reinforcing it through familiarity.

“creates the majority of the crime in our nation”
Looks up the post's factual claims in fact-checkers, primary sources and wire reporting.

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The complete text as analyzed. Highlighted paragraphs are where the model found a technique.

“If they [sanctuary politicians] just gave us the people that they had in their prisons or that are on probation, that they know are illegal, and handed them over to us, it would make a world of difference.” @SecMullinDHS

If you got just a cooperation from blue cities and blue states, how much safer do you think America would be? If they just gave us the people that they had in their prisons or that was on probation that they know that are illegal and handed them over to us, it would take it would make a world of difference. Because out of these 16 ,070 individuals that New York City alone has locked up, those represent murderers, those represent charges. locked up. Those represent murderers. Those represent child rapists, sexual predators, gangbangers, drug traffickers, and the list goes on and on. And every one of these individuals, when they serve their time is going to be released back on the street, just like Oscar was, or the other two individuals that stabbed the NYPD officer a few days ago. And that only represents not even 1 % of the population, but President Trump has said this, that 2 % of the percent of the population uh creates the majority of the crime in our nation so if we just got one population creates the majority of the crime in our nation. percent of of them out of the country with the help of these sanctuary cities and sanctuary states you would cut the you'd cut our crime down in half

Scapegoating Implies that the lack of cooperation from blue cities and states is what keeps America unsafe, blaming a broad group for a complex problem. Flagged: “If you got just a cooperation from blue cities and blue states, how much safer do you think America would be?”.

Exaggeration/Hyperbole Overstates the effect of handing over such individuals as transformative. Flagged: “it would make a world of difference”.

Appeal to Fear Uses a large number of jailed individuals labelled as murderers to stoke fear of immigrants. Flagged: “those represent murderers”.

Loaded Language Emotionally charged labels for criminals aimed at triggering revulsion. Flagged: “child rapists, sexual predators, gangbangers, drug traffickers”.

Repetition The claim that a population creates the majority of crime is repeated, reinforcing it through familiarity. Flagged: “creates the majority of the crime in our nation”.

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