Analysis
What the official said
“Olla-Hernandez illegally entered the United States through Texas in February 2016 under the Obama Administration.”
Claimant: Markwayne Mullin Secretary of Homeland Security
Agency or office: Department of Homeland Security
Context
Statement in DHS press release announcing ICE lodged a detainer for Luis Eduardo Olla-Hernandez, an MS-13 member charged with first-degree murder in Florida; Secretary Mullin linked the suspect's entry to the Obama Administration.
Evidence
The DHS press release explicitly states that Olla-Hernandez entered the United States through Texas in February 2016 under the Obama Administration. This is a concrete, checkable claim: it can be verified against immigration entry records (CBP/ICE), the individual's immigration case file, and the referenced DOJ Immigration Judge removal order (cited in the release). The statement is politically consequential because it attributes the individual's presence to policies of a prior administration.