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Tom Homan: “If you look at, let's just say, 825,000, we average between…”

Featuring: Tom Homan, Border Czar, Trump Administration | National

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Tell us about that. What's the impact in these cities, in our communities, knowing that ICE has taken out a lot of these illegal aliens who are criminals, was the significant, like, If you look at, let's just say, 825,000, we average between 60 and 70% of those we arrest are criminals. You're talking over half a million public safety threats that we kicked out of this country. That's going to have a significant impact. And that's why we say we'll prioritize it. (11:14–11:22)

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