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Immigration · 2024-06-27

Migrants were being housed in luxury hotels at taxpayer expense

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Migrants were being housed in luxury hotels at taxpayer expense.

Claimed by Donald Trump · CNN presidential debate (claim paraphrased) · 2024-06-27

What the evidence shows

Some cities used hotels for emergency housing, but the broad claim of luxury accommodations was not substantiated.

What happened next

Assessment describes the statement in its original dated context; later developments are not automatically incorporated.

Assessment notes

Claim wording is an editorial paraphrase, NOT a verbatim quotation. The linked contemporaneous fact-check documents the original statement and evaluates the evidence available at that time.

Last reviewed: 2026-11-03. Assessments can change as evidence develops.