Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with sexual assault and murder convictions roam U.S. streets: ICE data

Tens of thousands of undocumented immigrants with convictions for sex crimes and murder are on the streets, according to data provided to lawmakers this week by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The agency provided data on national data on undocumented immigrants with criminal charges or convictions to Republican Rep. Tony Gonzalez of Texas. Data as of July 2024 is broken down by people in detention and people not in custody, known as the Non-Detained Persons Register. Non-custodial records include undocumented immigrants who have received a final order of removal or are in removal proceedings but are not in ICE custody. Currently, more than 7 million people are on its roster.

Among those not in custody, there are 425,431 convicted criminals and 222,141 with pending criminal charges, according to the data.

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These include 62,231 people with assault convictions, 14,301 with robbery convictions, 56,533 with drug convictions and 13,099 with murder convictions. Includes people. A further 2,521 people have been convicted of kidnapping and 15,811 people have been convicted of sexual assault.

There are also 1,845 people with murder charges pending, 42,915 with assault charges, 3,266 with robbery charges, and 4,250 with assault charges.

“As of July 21, 2024, there are 662,566 non-citizens with criminal records in ICE's national registry, 13,099 of whom have been convicted of murder!” Gonzalez said in a statement. He said this: “Americans should be safe in their communities.”

In a statement accompanying the latter, ICE targeted so-called “sanctuary” cities that refuse to cooperate with federal law enforcement in deporting criminal illegal immigrants.

“ICE is aware that some jurisdictions are concerned that cooperation with federal immigration authorities will erode trust with immigrant communities and make it difficult for local law enforcement to serve these populations.'' “However, 'sanctuary' policies can end up sheltering dangerous criminals who often end up victimizing immigrants in the same communities.” .

It also highlighted DHS' efforts to eliminate illegal immigration, stating, “From mid-May 2023 to the end of July 2024, DHS will deport more than 893,600 people, including more than 138,300 family members.” The majority of all individuals encountered at immigration have been removed, returned, or expelled from the southwest border in the past three years.

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But the Biden administration has focused on prioritizing public safety and national security threats, and has been criticized for releasing many migrants who came to the U.S. border into the interior, coinciding with a sharp decline in deportations. was bathed in The number of people removed in fiscal 2023 was 142,580, a significant increase from 72,177 in fiscal 2022 and 59,011 in fiscal 2021, but 267,258 in fiscal 2019, which was the highest under the Trump administration. It still doesn't reach that level.

Meanwhile, the number of illegal immigrants listed on non-detention records has skyrocketed from 3.7 million in fiscal year 2021 to nearly 4.8 million in fiscal year 2022 and more than 7 million in fiscal year 2023.

Republicans blame the border crisis on the administration's policies, including reversing President Trump's policies restricting “catch-and-release.”

“It may be shocking to hear that the Biden-Harris administration is actively releasing tens of thousands of criminal illegal aliens into our communities, but their own numbers determine this to be the case. “This defies all common sense,” the House Homeland Security Committee said. Chairman Mark Green told Fox News Digital. “Under President Biden and his “border czar,'' Vice President Harris, Department of Homeland Security law enforcement will continue to protect illegal aliens who are known to have been convicted of crimes or charged with serious crimes. Directed for mass release, how many more of these dangerous and destructive individuals will be forced into every city and state of this country to abide by the laws this administration is sworn to uphold? Why should Americans die or be sacrificed? This is something that no civilized, well-functioning society should tolerate.”

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The administration says it needs more funding and reforms from Congress, including a bipartisan Senate bill introduced this year but rejected by Republicans.

“Despite the challenges of operating within a broken immigration system, and despite facing an overwhelming workload and consistently limited funding, DHS continues to enforce the laws to secure our borders. I am.

The bill would increase the number of ICE detention beds, but critics of the administration point to numbers showing that not all beds are currently occupied.

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The release of the data came as Vice President Kamala Harris visited the southern Arizona border in an effort to soften former President Trump's criticism on the issue. Conservatives were unfazed by the visit.

“Border czar Kamala Harris has had nearly four years to protect America, and she has failed,” RJ Howman, director of the National Immigration Enforcement Center (NICE), told Fox News Digital in response to the data. . “She has tens of thousands of murderers and rapists roaming free. She puts criminals first and the safety and security of you and your family last.”

FOX News' Bill Melgin contributed to this report.