Homan to Newsmax: 70 Percent of ICE Arrests Are of Criminals

White House border czar Tom Homan told Newsmax on Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are focusing on taking criminal public safety threats off our streets.

Homan told “The Chris Salcedo Show” that “70% of everybody we arrest is a criminal, a public safety threat. The other 30% could be national security threats who don’t have criminal histories, gang members that don’t have criminal histories.”

Some people targeted for arrest, he said, take a while to find since they’ve taken steps to hide themselves, especially those who know there’s a court order for their arrest.

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