It could be described as an “October Surprise.” A new report by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) details how thousands of illegal immigrants who have been charged and convicted for homicides and sexual offenses are allowed on the streets here in the U.S.
The data shows 425,431 convicted criminals and 222,141 pending criminal charges. 62,231 people were 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.
How is this allowed? The illegals are part of government programs known as “non-detained” dockets. For example, the 13,000 illegals who have been convicted of homicide living in the U.S. may have never had contact with ICE.
Some entered the U.S. and were released because of a lack of information at the time. In other cases, an immigrant’s criminal history wasn’t known until they were allowed into the country.
According to Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) some of these criminals never get reported because they live in a sanctuary states or a sanctuary city. If a criminal is released, ICE lacks the resources to locate these people and deport them.
Many of these criminals were also deported and reentered the U.S illegally.
deported caught reentering the U.S.
ICE numbers show that under the Biden-Harris administration, at least 7 million people are on the non-detained docket, up from 3.7 million in 2021.
The data do not indicate how many of these individuals had criminal records when they arrived in the United States and how many committed their crimes after entering the country. Nevertheless, this is what happens when sanctuary cities and weak immigration enforcement take priority over American safety,” said FAIR.
Democrats have been silent on the latest findings.
Florida Senator Republican Rick Scott says Democrats have shown they are not serious about this issue.
He pointed out that a few weeks ago, at least 158 Democrats voted against legislation that would have forced illegals to be deported who were convicted of sex crimes.
The vote passed 266-158 in the U.S. House. Every Republican present, including 51 Democrats, voted for the bill, but 158 Democrats voted against it.
Democrats who opposed the bill said it disparaged immigrants.
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