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ICE/DHS datasets or official statistics substantiate that 70% of ICE arrests during the referenced period were of noncitizens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.; methodology and time frame should be provided to verify the percentage.
ICE and DHS have at times cited a figure “about 70%” for the share of ICE arrests who had either criminal convictions or pending criminal charges, and some datasets covering parts of 2025 are in that general neighborhood (Deportation Data Project analysts put the Jan. 20–Oct. 15, 2025 share at roughly 64–66%). However, ICE’s public snapshots and other independent analyses show the share varies by time frame and has recently been lower (about 50–52% of people in ICE detention at early-Jan. 2026 had convictions or pending charges), and the 70% framing often mixes convictions and mere pending charges and omits that many arrested have no U.S. conviction or charge. Because the statement presents a single, absolute 70% figure without the qualifying timeframe or definition, it is misleading.