A GOP rep asked ICE for an update. Then Trump ran with the number
A previously obscure immigration dataset entered the public lexicon over the past week, sparking a new attack line for Republicans and a deluge of fact-checking over an accurate, yet decontextualized, number.
Last week, Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) drew attention to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) “non-detained docket,” one of the datasets that, for most people, is not just a few clicks away.
“I asked [acting ICE Director Patrick Lechleitner], one, how many criminal aliens are in this country?
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