John Cornyn: “282,000 of these criminal aliens are still roaming free, not…”

“For this fiscal year alone, 213,000 criminal aliens with final orders of removal have criminal convictions, while another 78,000 have pending criminal charges against them. Even more disturbing is the fact that 282,000 of these criminal aliens are still roaming free, not being held in ICE custody. Now, I know Tom Homan, who's the border czar, who's heading up these efforts, is working to chip away at this list of criminal aliens who's still present in the United States who are under final orders of deportation.” (06:49–06:59)

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