Republicans urge ICE to prioritize those facing violent crime charges for deportation
- On June 11, 2025, Republican members of Congress, led by Rep. Tony Gonzales, urged ICE to prioritize deporting migrants convicted of violent crimes.
- This letter follows intensified ICE enforcement under the Trump administration and concerns about overstretched resources targeting non-criminal migrants.
- As of June 1, 2025, ICE custody held 51,302 individuals, with about 44% lacking criminal records beyond unauthorized entry, and nearly half of February deportees also had no convictions.
- The lawmakers warned that focusing efforts on individuals without a history of offenses diverts valuable time and resources away from capturing terrorists and members of drug cartels.
- The letter and related efforts suggest a push to focus enforcement on convicted criminals to protect national security and improve ICE's operational effectiveness.
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Hispanic Republicans urge ICE to focus on deporting criminals
Republicans urge ICE to prioritize those facing violent crime charges for deportation
Six Hispanic Republicans are urging the Trump administration to prioritize deporting migrants facing charges for violent crimes as immigration enforcement officers have ramped up arrests of nonviolent migrants. In a letter to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting Director Todd Lyons on Wednesday, the members led by Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) — the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Conference in the House GOP — sought information …
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