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DHS official asserts 70% of ICE arrests nationwide involve people charged or convicted of crimes

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ICE/DHS arrest data and methodology for the relevant period show that 70% of ICE arrests nationwide were of individuals charged with or convicted of a crime, matching the scope and definitions used in the statement.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that its law enforcement teams arrested multiple people in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge, describing them as "the worst of the worst" and including individuals convicted of murder, sexual offenses, assault, DUI, and gang affiliation. DHS quoted Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and pointed to a DHS-hosted list at wow.dhs.gov/Minnesota; the release also reiterates a DHS statistic that 70% of ICE arrests nationwide involve noncitizens charged or convicted of a crime.
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ICE's own data for Fiscal Year 2024 show that 81,312 of 113,431 ERO arrests (71.7%) were of noncitizens with convictions or pending criminal charges; DHS/ICE have repeatedly rounded that figure to "70%" in public statements. Verdict: True — ICE's published FY2024 enforcement statistics support the 70% claim as stated (it corresponds to 71.7% of ERO arrests in FY2024), though the figure refers to ERO administrative arrests in that reporting period and may not describe other ICE components or different timeframes.

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  1. Update · Jan 23, 2026, 01:54 AMTrue
    ICE's own data for Fiscal Year 2024 show that 81,312 of 113,431 ERO arrests (71.7%) were of noncitizens with convictions or pending criminal charges; DHS/ICE have repeatedly rounded that figure to "70%" in public statements. Verdict: True — ICE's published FY2024 enforcement statistics support the 70% claim as stated (it corresponds to 71.7% of ERO arrests in FY2024), though the figure refers to ERO administrative arrests in that reporting period and may not describe other ICE components or different timeframes.
  2. Original article · Jan 22, 2026
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