A new report by the DC Examiner confirms that the vast majority of illegal aliens arrested by ICE are criminal illegals, and the numbers are probably much higher than even their numbers show.
For instance, some illegals arrested may not have criminal charges or a record here in the states, but may be wanted in their home countries for serious crimes.
Earlier this year it was said that around 70% of illegals arrested by ICE are criminals here in the US, and that number still holds true.
Here’s more from DC Examiner:
The large majority of illegal immigrant arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are criminals who have been convicted or those with pending charges for criminal offenses, according to new data provided to the Washington Examiner.
The Trump administration arrested 595,000 illegal immigrants between Jan. 20 and Dec. 11, according to the Department of Homeland Security. ICE, the federal agency tasked with interior immigration enforcement and deportations, revealed that 70% — or about 416,000 — have “criminal convictions or pending criminal charges just in the U.S.,” an agency spokesperson said in a statement.
ICE stipulated that even noncriminals whom it arrests may still be public safety concerns.
“This statistic doesn’t account for those wanted for violent crimes in their home country or another country, INTERPOL notices, human rights abusers, gang members, terrorists, etc. The list goes on,” the ICE spokesperson said.
For example, ICE arrested Antonio Israel Lazo-Quintanilla, whose only offense in the United States was driving without a license. However, he is wanted in El Salvador for aggravated homicide, extortion, possession of drugs, and other felonies.
In another example, ICE arrested a Uzbekistan citizen, Akhror Bozorov, for operating a commercial vehicle. Bozorov had no criminal record in the U.S., but was wanted in his home country for his involvement with a terrorist organization.
Despite the Trump administration’s prioritization of arresting the “worst of the worst,” Democrats and immigrant rights groups continue to criticize ICE for arresting illegal immigrants whose only known offense was illegally entering or residing in the country.