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John Cornyn: “282,194 of these criminal aliens are still roaming free and…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Border Security and Immigration with John Cornyn

Published | Video Starts at 03:43

For this fiscal year alone, 213,279 criminal aliens with final orders of removal already have convictions, while 78,546 have pending criminal charges. Even more disturbing is the fact that 282,194 of these criminal aliens are still roaming free and not in ICE custody. Yet there are many criminal aliens in the United States continuing to commit heinous crimes even to this day. Some of these criminals are part of transnational criminal networks and organized gangs. (03:43–03:53)

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