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Friday, August 23, 2019

Justice: 64% of federal arrests are noncitizens, with a 200% increase

Federal arrests of noncitizens have jumped over 200% in the last 20 years and now account for 64% of those arrested, according to the Justice Department.

The Bureau of Justice Statistics said that federal arrests of non-Americans rose 234% from 1998-2018. For U.S. citizens, the percentage rose just 10% over those 20 years.

The newly released statistics feed the Trump administration’s narrative that an increase in immigration, especially illegal immigration, has fed a spike in crime.

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow. I knew it was bad, but wow.

Anonymous said...

There's no mention of the dollar cost of all these arrests, but it must be in the high tens of billions to arrest, try, convict, imprison and deport every year.

TheRealRay said...

Another justification for the wall...

Anonymous said...

noncitizen does not mean only illegal immigrants 9:29

Anonymous said...

The notion of "Federal Arrests" flies in the face of Individual State Rights to Govern

The Federal Government should have no "arrest" powers

Anonymous said...

Ok, "Sweet One." Is Obama still coming for our brains?

Anonymous said...

9:48 AM - Non-citizens = anyone not a citizen, which can include illegals, those with temporary work visas, temporary student visas and vacationers. Federal arrests are for violations of federal laws, 99% immigration laws. Those with work visas, student visas and vacation/visit visas are low, low, low down on the scale of numbers.
So, you're right, but...

Anonymous said...

Now you already know you are too dumb to understand the stats and are too lazy to dive beyond the headline. Who are you tryin tonkid here on a friday