“Democrats are allowing millions of migrants into the United States so they can vote.” — Donald Trump. Our verdict: Unverified.
Donald Trump made the claim during a midterm political rally in Lubbock, Texas on 27 October 2026, as reported by the BBC and recorded in a rally transcript.
Our verdict
Unverified
We could not find enough public evidence to confirm or refute the claim that Democrats are allowing millions of migrants into the United States so they can vote. The claim was made by Donald Trump, but the evidence we reviewed does not establish the numbers involved or any intent behind them.
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We rated this claim unverifiable. Donald Trump did make the statement, and this is confirmed by a BBC report and by transcripts of his rallies in Lubbock, Texas on 27 October 2026 and in Port Huron, Michigan on 25 October 2026. However, the sources we found do not contain immigration admission figures, Democratic policy records, or data on the citizenship or voter registration of recent migrants. Without that material, we cannot confirm or refute the claim. We looked for official immigration statistics, policy documents, and statements from Democratic officials, but none were available in the evidence we reviewed. If you have evidence that bears on this claim, please send it to us.
The evidence
3 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
A BBC report notes that Donald Trump publicly asserted that Democrats are allowing millions of migrants into the United States so they can vote, and that evidence suggests US voter fraud is extremely rare. [1]
- Background
A transcript confirms that Donald Trump delivered a midterm political rally speech in Lubbock, Texas on 27 October 2026. [2]
- Background
A transcript confirms that Donald Trump made the asserted claim during a rally in Port Huron, Michigan on 25 October 2026. [3]
What we could not confirm
- Whether millions of migrants are being allowed into the United States, and by whom.
- Whether there is any intent among Democrats to admit migrants so they can vote.
- The citizenship status or voter registration of recent migrants.
- Any statements from Democratic officials about admitting migrants for voting purposes.
How we checked
We reviewed a BBC report and transcripts of Donald Trump's rallies for evidence about immigration numbers, Democratic policy, and migrant voting. We looked for official immigration statistics, policy documents, and statements from Democratic officials, but found none in the sources available to us. We reviewed 3 relevant sources.
Sources
- [1]www.bbc.co.uk · Trump says US voter fraud is 'rampant' - evidence suggests it is extremely rare
- [2]rollcall.com · Roll Call Factba.se - Speech: Donald Trump Holds a Midterm Political Rally in Lubbock, Texas - October 27, 2026 · October 27, 2026
- [3]rollcall.com · Roll Call Factba.se - Speech: Donald Trump Holds a Midterm Political Rally in Michigan - October 25, 2026 · October 25, 2026
- [4]Photo: Daniel Torok / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
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