Open-borders claim about Charlotte stabbing debunked in Trump SOTU
TL;DR
A fact-checking explanation finds Trump’s assertion that the Ukrainian refugee murder in Charlotte happened because of open borders is false. The suspect, DeCarlos Brown, was a Charlotte native with prior arrests and a history of mental health issues; he had been released on non-cash-bail on other charges when the August stabbing occurred on a Lynx Blue Line train. Zarutska’s family and local reporting indicate these factors, not border policy, explain the tragedy, which has been used in political debates about crime and immigration.
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