Thousands Of Non-Citizens Convicted Of Homicide, Other Crimes Roaming Free In US, ICE Says
Thousands of illegal migrants and other non-citizens convicted of homicide, sexual assault and other crimes are currently free in the U.S., according to federal data revealed in a Wednesday letter. As of July 21, there…
Thousands of illegal migrants and other non-citizens convicted of homicide, sexual assault and other crimes are currently free in the U.S., according to federal data revealed in a Wednesday letter.
As of July 21, there were in total over 662,566 non-citizens with criminal histories on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) national docket, according to a letter delivered to Republican Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales. The figure includes those who are currently detained by ICE and those who are on their non-detained docket, meaning they are roaming free in the U.S. (RELATED: Ohio Congressmen Beg Biden-Harris Admin For Emergency Funding For Springfield Amid Migrant Crisis)
Among those on the docket are 435,719 who are convicted criminals and another 226,847 who have pending criminal charges, according to the letter. Only 14,994 of those on the national docket who had been convicted or had charges pending were actually detained.
The criminal non-citizens not on ICE’s detained docket include 13,099 convicted of homicide, 15,811 convicted of sexual assault, 14,301 convicted of burglary, and numerous other illegal migrants convicted of serious offenses.
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 14: U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) speaks alongside U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) at a news conference on border security outside of the U.S. Capitol Building on November 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. The House Republicans spoke to reporters about the tabled impeachment motion for U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the southern border. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)