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Seventy percent of ICE arrests are of criminal illegal aliens with charges or convictions in the United States.

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ICE data or official reporting corroborates that 70% of ICE arrests involve individuals with charges or convictions in the United States.

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DHS announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested several noncitizens described as the “worst of the worst” across the United States on January 7, 2026, including individuals convicted of sexual assault of a child, assault, human trafficking and burglary. The release credits a 120% increase in ICE manpower and quotes Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin saying 70% of ICE arrests are of criminal illegal aliens with U.S. charges or convictions. The announcement lists five named arrests and directs readers to wow.dhs.gov for more cases.
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ICE’s official FY 2024 Annual Report states that Enforcement and Removal Operations made 113,431 arrests in FY 2024, of which 81,312—71.7%—were of noncitizens with criminal convictions or pending criminal charges in the United States. While the press release paraphrases these individuals as “criminal illegal aliens,” the numerical claim that roughly 70% of ICE arrests involve people with U.S. criminal charges or convictions accurately reflects ICE’s most recent published data (71.7%). Therefore, the statement is true because ICE’s own statistics show that about 70% of its FY 2024 arrests were of noncitizens with criminal convictions or pending charges.

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  1. Update · Jan 08, 2026, 04:15 AMTrue
    ICE’s official FY 2024 Annual Report states that Enforcement and Removal Operations made 113,431 arrests in FY 2024, of which 81,312—71.7%—were of noncitizens with criminal convictions or pending criminal charges in the United States. While the press release paraphrases these individuals as “criminal illegal aliens,” the numerical claim that roughly 70% of ICE arrests involve people with U.S. criminal charges or convictions accurately reflects ICE’s most recent published data (71.7%). Therefore, the statement is true because ICE’s own statistics show that about 70% of its FY 2024 arrests were of noncitizens with criminal convictions or pending charges.
  2. Original article · Jan 07, 2026
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