Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have increased monthly arrests of non-criminal illegal aliens by around 800%. They are raiding workplaces and, as they warned, non-criminal aliens will be swept up with them.
Detention statistics show the number of detainees arrested by ICE who have no prior criminal charges or convictions increased from 860 in January to 7,800 this month.
Arrests of illegals with criminal charges or convictions also rose, by 91%.
Speaking to MSNBC, Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said ICE raids in Los Angeles had focused on criminals but non-criminals were arrested too.
“If ICE is there and arrests that bad guy and other aliens are there, we’re going to arrest them,” Homan said.
Several 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.
CHC Chairman Tony Gonzales (R-TX) led five other House Republicans in a letter to acting ICE Director Todd Lyons asking the agency to “give absolute priority to every violent offender and convicted criminal illegal alien,” according to a press release issued Thursday afternoon. They want ICE to stop arresting non-criminal aliens.
They put it in a letter.
“We strongly agree that convicted criminal aliens—smugglers, murderers, and sex offenders—pose an immediate threat to our homeland security, and we are committed to making sure you have the resources to find, prosecute, and deport them as soon as possible. That said, we are also concerned that your limited resources may be stretched to pursue individuals that do not constitute an immediate threat to public safety,” the members wrote in the letter.
“While we do agree that we are a nation of laws—and that all who crossed our borders illegally are subject to those laws—there are levels of priority that must be considered when it comes to immigration enforcement. Every minute that we spend pursuing an individual with a clean record is a minute less that we dedicate to apprehending terrorists or cartel operatives,” the members said in a letter.
Reps. Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), David Valadao (R-CA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), and Gabe Evans (R-CO) signed the letter.
They are in purple areas or areas with Hispanic populations.
Border czar Tom Homan said ICE plans to step up the workplace raids.
The administration has begun moving to dismiss pending immigration court cases, then arresting migrants after they exit the courtroom in order to place them in expedited removal proceedings.
Feckless wishy washy R’s need deported along with the illegal aliens.
illegals are criminals
My uncle had a stroke and needed around the clock care. He could not walk or speak yet his mind was still very much there. He had been a professor of Bible at a major university and had served heroically in the Korean War. He did not have enough money to afford qualified people to care for him. They found… Read more »
She’ll remain illegal if your family doesn’t help her. I suggest, get an immigration attorney for her to explore how she can legalize her status. Maybe petition to extend her visa or sponsor her (get married to her?). Or she may have to step out of the country for a short period while she files the proper documentation to reenter… Read more »
Just FYI: There are no “non-criminal ILLEGAL ALIENS”…they are criminals BECAUSE they’re ILLEGAL ALIENS. Your welcome…
And that is why they’re arrested if they’re in the company of those who are targeted.
Trump better not chicken out again. We voted for the removal of all illegal aliens. I don’t believe this bs that Americans won’t do those jobs. No foreign labor until every American is employed.
Most of these people would self deport if we taxed remittances at 50%.
that would be all of them, since they all entered illegally
All of them have to go back. All 20 million or more
Sponsor them then, put up your house or 401k retirement fund as collateral.
What the hell are you talking about?
More like 50 million.