John Cornyn: “Of that number, nearly 400,000 aren't even detained.”

“These criminal aliens were hiding in the United States, some for years, and were allowed to continue terrorizing American communities. DHS has reported that currently more than 415,000 illegal aliens in the United States already have criminal convictions. 415,000. Of that number, nearly 400,000 aren't even detained. They're still out there somewhere in our neighborhoods wreaking havoc. There is unfortunately a lot of misinformation spread about among the American public by the news media and the social …” (04:13–04:17)

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