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Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with sex offenses and homicide convictions could be loose on the streets, according to Immigration and
Customs Enforcement (ICE) data provided to lawmakers this week.

The agency provided data to Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, about national
data for illegal immigrants with criminal charges or convictions. The
data, as of July 2024, is broken down by those in detention, and those
who are not in detention -- known as the non-detained docket. The
non-detained docket includes illegal immigrants who have final orders of removal or are going through removal proceedings but are not detained in
ICE custody. There are currently more than 7 million people on that docket.

The data says that, among those not in detention, there are 425,431
convicted criminals and 222,141 with pending criminal charges.

Ice Non-detained Docket Explodes To 7.4M Cases

Those include 62,231 convicted of assault, 14,301 convicted of burglary,
56,533 with drug convictions and 13,099 convicted of homicide. An
additional 2,521 have kidnapping convictions and 15,811 have sexual
assault convictions.

There are an additional 1,845 with pending homicide charges, 42,915 with assault charges, 3,266 with burglary charges and 4,250 with assault charges.

"As of July 21, 2024, there were 662,566 noncitizens with criminal
histories on ICE’s national docket—13,099 criminally convicted MURDERS!" Gonzales said in a statement. "Americans deserve to be SAFE in our own communities."

In a statement accompanying the latter, ICE took aim at so-called
"sanctuary" cities, which refuse to cooperate with federal law
enforcement in deporting illegal immigrant criminals.

"ICE recognizes that some jurisdictions are concerned that cooperating
with federal immigration officials will erode trust with immigrant
communities and make it harder for local law enforcement to serve those populations. However, ‘sanctuary’ policies can end up shielding
dangerous criminals, who often victimize those same communities," it said.

It also stressed DHS’ efforts to remove illegal immigrants: "From
mid-May 2023 through the end of July 2024, DHS removed or returned more
than 893,600 individuals, including more than 138,300 individuals in
family units. The majority of all individuals encountered at the
Southwest Border over the past three years have been removed, returned,
or expelled."

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As Immigration Remains Top Issue

The Biden administration came under fire for releasing many migrants who
came to the U.S. border into the interior, which coincided with a sharp
drop in deportations as it focused on prioritizing public safety and
national security threats. There were 142,580 removals in FY 23, up considerably from 72,177 in FY 22 and 59,011 in FY 21, but still down
from the highs of 267,258 under the Trump administration in FY 19.

The number of illegal immigrants on the non-detained docket, meanwhile,
has soared from 3.7 million in FY 2021 to nearly 4.8 million in FY 2022
to over 7 million in FY 2023.

Republicans have blamed the border crisis on the policies of the administration, including rolling back Trump policies that limited
"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 conclusively prove this to be the
case. This defies all common sense," House Homeland Security Committee
Chairman Mark Green told Fox News Digital. "Under President Biden and
his ‘border czar,’ Vice President Harris, DHS law enforcement has been directed to mass-release illegal aliens whom they know have criminal convictions or are facing charges for serious crimes—and these
dangerous, destructive individuals are making their way into every city
and state in this country. How many more Americans need to die or be
victimized before this administration is forced to abide by the laws
they swore to uphold? This is madness. It is something no civilized, well-functioning society should tolerate."

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In a statement on Saturday, DHS said the data was being "misinterpreted."

"The data goes back decades; it includes individuals who entered the
country over the past 40 years or more, the vast majority of whose
custody determination was made long before this Administration," a
spokesperson said. "It also includes many who are under the jurisdiction
or currently incarcerated by federal, state or local law enforcement
partners."

The administration has said it needs more funding and reforms from
Congress to fix a "broken" immigration system, including via a
bipartisan Senate bill introduced this year – which has been rejected by Republicans. It has also pointed to a sharp drop in arrivals since
President Biden signed an executive order limiting asylum at the border
in June. DHS also said it has removed over 180,000 noncitizens with
criminal convictions since Jan. 2021.

"Despite the challenges of operating within a broken immigration system,
and in the face of an enormous workload and consistently limited
funding, DHS continues to enforce the law to secure our borders," DHS
said in its letter.

That bill would increase the number of ICE detention beds, but critics
of the administration have pointed to numbers showing not all beds are
being filled currently.

The data’s release comes as Vice President Kamala Harris visits the
southern border in Arizona as she seeks to blunt criticism from former President Trump on the matter, and renew her call for the bipartisan
border bill. Conservatives were not swayed by the visit.

"Border Czar Kamala Harris has had nearly four years to protect America
and failed," RJ Hauman, president of the National Immigration Center for Enforcement (NICE), told Fox News Digital in response to the data. "She
is allowing tens of thousands of murderers and rapists to roam free. She
puts criminals first and the safety and security of you and your family
last."

Fox News' Bill Melugin contributed to this report.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tens-thousands-illegal-immigrants-sexual-assault-homicide-convictions-roaming-us-streets

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