ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Trump Accused of Distortion, Deception and Lies — Again — As His Scandal-Hit MSG Rally Claims Are Fact-Checked

Leading off with immigration, the candidate said Harris "has imported criminal migrants from prisons and jails, insane asylums and mental institutions from all around the world, from Venezuela to the Congo".

However, there is no evidence that countries are releasing prisoners or individuals from mental institutions to illegally migrate to the U.S.

Based on federal data, immigration officials have apprehended approximately 108,000 non-citizens with criminal convictions (both domestically and internationally) from fiscal years 2021 to 2024. Not everyone was permitted entry.

The Republican candidate also said he would "invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798" — which allows a president to deport noncitizens without due process if they hail from a country that is at war with the U.S.

Legal experts told PolitiFact that Trump lacks the authority to implement mass deportations under the law and that attempting to do so would result in legal challenges.

Trump said next: "Think of this: 325,000 children are missing, dead, sex slaves, or slaves. They came through the open border and they're gone" — which misrepresents federal data regarding migrant children.

An August federal report found that ICE had not issued a "Notice to Appear" to over 291,000 unaccompanied minors as of May. Missing court increases their risk of trafficking and exploitation, though the report did not specify how many have been trafficked.

Next, Trump said Harris "cast the deciding vote that launched the worst inflation in the history of our country. She cost the typical American family over $3,000 in a short period, but over $30,000 over the last three years".

The claim has been proven mostly false, as she cast the tie-breaking vote to advance the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act — a bill aimed at providing relief for the COVID-19 pandemic, to a final Senate vote.

A range of economists agreed the American Rescue Plan contributed a few percentage points to inflation, but did not trigger the overall spike. They attributed the main causes to pandemic-related supply chain disruptions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

In terms of firearms, Trump said Harris "pledged to confiscate your guns" and "endorsed a total ban on handgun ownership" — a statement that goes against the VP's current stance.

In 2019, Harris said: "I support a mandatory gun buyback program" for assault weapons. She no longer endorses this policy, which would not have affected handguns, the most commonly owned.

The Harris campaign told The New York Times she supports banning assault weapons but not mandatory sales to the federal government. As VP, she has advocated for red flag laws and federal funding for mental health and school security.

Harris only supported a gun ban in 2005 while serving as San Francisco district attorney, backing a measure to prohibit handgun ownership. Although voters approved it, the courts later struck it down.