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Tom Homan: “More than half [of those in ICE detention] are criminals.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:20

But you got a lot of the media saying most of the people in DICE detention aren't a criminal. Wrong. I looked at the data this morning. More than half [of those in ICE detention] are criminals. And as far as what we're arresting, it hovers around 64 to 70% are criminals. And who are the others? 30%, which the media ignores. A lot of them are national security threats. (04:20–04:22)

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