U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested over 2,000 “at-large individuals living illegally in the U.S., or who are removable from the U.S. due to their criminal histories,” in July and August, the agency announced Tuesday.
The recent actions mostly targeted people who have been arrested for — or have pending charges or convictions related to — serious crimes involving victims, ICE reported.
“The aliens targeted during this operation preyed on men, women and children in our communities, committing serious crimes and, at times, repeatedly hurting their victims,” said Tony H. Pham, senior official performing the duties of the ICE director.
According to ICE’s news release: “Data captured from July 13 to Aug. 20 shows that ICE officers arrested more than 2,000 at-large individuals living illegally in the U.S., or who are removable from the U.S. due to their criminal histories.
“About 85 percent of those arrested by ICE on immigration charges also had criminal convictions or pending criminal charges,” it added.
“By focusing our efforts on perpetrators of crimes against people, we’re able to remove these threats from our communities and prevent future...
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4 comments:
This news just helped me forget my crappy morning. Thanks ICE!!
2,000? Wake me when they hit 15 million, and deported. That won't even be half, but... it'll... get my attention. This isn't worth mentioning.
That is a goal. This is positive movement in the right direction.Do you have a coin jar? I do and it pays for my vacation every year. Same concept. Give me a penny and double it everyday for a year.No step in tje right direction should be blasphemied in these times.
Or get your ass out there and fight. I am sure they are hiring for a job no one wants
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