647K Convicted, Suspected Noncitizen Criminals Are Loose
A recent report from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) reveals that over 647,000 illegal immigrants in the United States are either convicted or suspected of serious crimes, including sexual assault and homicide. As of July 2024, there are approximately 425,431 noncitizens with criminal convictions and 222,141 facing pending charges, none of whom are currently in ICE custody. The data was disclosed in a letter to Representative Tony Gonzales by ICE management.
Among those convicted, significant numbers face charges such as assault (62,231), burglary (14,301), drug offenses (56,533), homicide (13,099), kidnapping (2,521), and sexual assault (15,811). The letter highlighted a contrast in operational practices regarding the removal of illegal immigrants, citing that over 893,600 individuals were removed or returned between May 2023 and July 2024. It also criticized “sanctuary” policies in Democrat-run cities for potentially protecting dangerous criminals.
The report underscores the ongoing challenges related to immigration enforcement and public safety, particularly under the Biden administration, which has seen a noted decrease in deportations. An estimated 10 million illegal immigrants have entered the U.S. since President Biden and Vice President Harris took office in January 2021.
More than 647,000 illegal immigrants convicted or suspected of sexual assault, homicide, and other heinous crimes are roaming free in the United States, federal immigration authorities confirmed on Wednesday.
The revelation came in a letter sent to Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Deputy Director and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Director Patrick Lechleitner. The data disclosed by the agency showed that as of July 2024, there are 425,431 noncitizens convicted of criminal offenses, many of them serious, and 222,141 noncitizens with pending criminal charges who are currently not in ICE custody.
According to Fox News, “Those include 62,231 convicted of assault, 14,301 convicted of burglary, 56,533 with drug convictions and 13,099 convicted of homicide,” as well as “[a]n additional 2,521 [with] kidnapping convictions and 15,811 [with] sexual assault convictions.”
Those with pending charges are facing allegations of similar offenses.
In his communique to Gonzales, Lechleitner contended that the Department of Homeland Security “removed or returned more than 893,600 individuals” from the United States from “mid-May 2023 through the end of July 2024” and that the “majority of all individuals encountered at the Southwest Border over the past three years have been removed, returned, or expelled.”
The acting agency head also took an apparent swipe at Democrat-run “sanctuary cities,” writing that “‘sanctuary’ policies can end up shielding dangerous criminals, who often victimize those same communities.”
As noted by Fox News, the Biden-Harris administration has released many illegal aliens “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.” The outlet reported that under President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, 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 released ICE figures come amid Harris’ planned Friday trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2024 Democrat presidential nominee has presided over the ongoing invasion in her role as Biden’s “border czar.”
An estimated 10 million illegal aliens have unlawfully entered the United States since Biden and Harris took office in January 2021, according to the Washington Examiner.
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