ICE's Focus Shifts to Non-Criminal Migrants Amid Rising Arrests
TL;DR
Despite President Trump's claims of targeting 'the worst of the worst,' government data shows that the majority of people detained by ICE have no criminal convictions, with only a small percentage involved in violent crimes, highlighting a disconnect between rhetoric and reality.
- ICE data shows 72% of people detained have no criminal convictions Fortune
- Trump says he wants to deport ‘the worst of the worst.’ Government data tells another story AP News
- Trump's immigration enforcement record so far: High arrests, low deportations NBC News
- ICE arrests more than double throughout the country, including California The Desert Sun
- ICE increasingly targets undocumented migrants with no criminal record The Washington Post
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