Media Offenders

Camilo Montoya-Galvez

  • OUTLET

    REPORTER

    CLAIM

    CBS News Published False Immigration Data

    CATEGORY

    THE OFFENSE

    CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez claimed fewer than one-third of individuals arrested in the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown in Charlotte, North Carolina, were classified as criminals.

    THE TRUTH

    Approximately 70% of illegal aliens arrested in the ICE operation in Charlotte had active criminal charges or criminal convictions.

    KEY POINTS

    • CBS News published false immigration statistics in an effort to undermine President Trump’s highly successful law enforcement operations.

    SOURCES

    • Camilo Montoya-Galvez's Post
    • DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin's Post