ICE Arrests Under Trump Include Less Than 14% With Violent Crime Records, document shows
Internal DHS data shows ICE made about 393,000 arrests with fewer than 14% involving violent crimes; majority were nonviolent or administrative offenses, CBS News reported.
- Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE in Trump's first year back in office had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses.
- Nearly 40% of all those arrested by ICE did not have any criminal record at all, being accused only of civil immigration offenses.
- ICE made over triple the number of administrative arrests, including of criminals, in the past year under Trump compared to fiscal year 2024 under Biden.
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Catholic advocates speak out as ICE data shows just 14% arrested have violent criminal records
Catholic immigration advocates are speaking out after an internal federal document showed most individuals arrested in immigration crackdowns over the past year do not have violent criminal records.
Catholic advocates speak out as ICE data shows just 14 percent arrested have violent criminal records
Catholic immigration advocates are speaking out after an internal federal document obtained by CBS News showed most individuals arrested in Trump administration immigration crackdowns over the past year do not have violent criminal records. Almost 40 percent of those arrested lacked a criminal record altogether, and were accused of civil immigration offenses — such as being in the U.S. without legal authorization or overstaying a visa — that are…
DHS fires back at CBS for downplaying criminal records of arrested illegal immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security torched a CBS News report this week that claimed most illegal immigrants arrested under the Trump administration lack "violent criminal records" — a framing DHS says collapses under the weight of its own data. CBS reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez reported Monday that an internal DHS document showed less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE were charged or convicted of violent crimes. The implica…
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