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Republicans Wrongly Tie New Orleans Attack to Illegal Immigration; Suspect Was a Citizen

Republicans Wrongly Tie New Orleans Attack to Illegal Immigration; Suspect Was a Citizen

Federal law enforcement officials have identified an Army veteran, who was born in the United States, as the sole person responsible for the Jan. 1 terrorist attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people and injured many more. But some Republican politicians and social media posts have wrongly claimed or suggested that the attack was the result of illegal immigration.