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ICE: 90% Of All Illegal Aliens Arrested Have Criminal Records Or Pending Charges

Joseph Curl

Some 90% of all illegal aliens arrested last year had criminal convictions on their records or criminal charges pending against them, according to a new analysis of data from Immigration and Customs Enforcement done by the Pew Research Center.

“Immigrants with past criminal convictions accounted for 74% of all arrests made by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in fiscal 2017, according to data from the agency. The remainder were classified as ‘non-criminal’ arrestees, including 16% with pending criminal charges and 11% with no known criminal convictions or charges,” Pew said.

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