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Dick Durbin: “Nearly 40% of all those arrested by ICE in 2025 did not have…”

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Durbin Reiterates Democrats' Demands To Rein In ICE As Republicans Stall Negotiations

Published February 9, 2026 | Video Starts at 02:52

And this data from DHS indicates that only 2% of 2% of those arrested by ICE over the past year have any alleged gang affiliations. 2%. Nearly 40% of all those arrested by ICE in 2025 did not have any criminal record at all. None. And that's the truth of the matter. These militarized immigration enforcement operations are not really designed to lock up the worst of the worst. They are designed to sow fear in a community. (02:52–02:59)

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“Less than 14% of the nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE in 2025 had charges of convictions for violent criminal offenses.”
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“Only 2% of those arrested by ICE over the past year have any alleged gang affiliations.”
Durbin Reiterates Democrats' Demands To Rein In ICE As Republicans Stall Negotiations | Uploaded February 9, 2026 | 02:38-02:50
“2% of those arrested and detained and separated from their families had any Criminal background.”
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“Secretary Noem has not appeared once before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the last year.”
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“Senate Democrats drew the line when it came to funding this department, the Department of Homeland Security.”
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“The administration's campaign of terror has led to the detention of innocent people, serious injuries and deaths, including those of Alex…”
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“The ICE van was taken away. Well, where would they take the ICE van? They took it to Maine, 1,000 miles away from Chicago.”
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“All charges against [Iramore Martinez] were dropped five times.”
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“Senate Democrats are setting to rein in ICE and CBP.”
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“Leaders Schumer and Jeffries laid out our reforms to federal immigration enforcement in writing.”
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“Government agents cannot indiscriminately round up people without probable cause.”
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“They can't break down the doors of someone's home and disappear them without a judicial warrant.”
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“There needs to be accountability, including new use of force standards.”
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“There should be no immigration enforcement operations at sensitive locations like hospitals, schools, churches, courts, and polling places.”
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“Body cameras should be mandatory and masks come off.”
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“The administration must end this aggressive immigration enforcement surge and mass deportation campaign.”
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“ICE and federal agents need to play by the same rules as professional police forces across America.”
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“Federal agencies are given special privileges so they can arrest 2% of the people that they're looking for.”
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