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STATISTICS SHOWDOWN: Trump Admin Punches Back After CBS Drops ICE Arrest Stat That Leaves Out Info

posted by Hannity Staff - 2.09.26

The Trump Administration punched back on Monday after a CBS News report claimed that only 14% of those arrested by ICE had violent criminal records.

“Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in President Trump’s first year back in the White House had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to an internal Department of Homeland Security document obtained by CBS News,” the mainstream media organization posted on X.

“The official statistics contained in the DHS document, which had not been previously reported publicly, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration’s far-reaching deportation operations across the U.S.,” the news org added.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin responded to the story on X, saying, “Drug trafficking, Distribution of child pornography, burglary, fraud, DUI, embezzlement, solicitation of a minor, human smuggling are all categorized as ‘ non-violent crimes.”

“Like we said, ~70% of those illegal aliens arrested under @POTUS Trump and @Sec_Noem have pending criminal charges or prior convictions,” she added.

President Trump’s Rapid Response team also responded to the CBS report, saying, “The Fake News seems to think that illegal alien drug traffickers, drunk drivers, burglars, and those with weapons charges—whom they classify as ‘nonviolent’ offenders—should be left alone, allowed to roam freely within the United States. Not under this administration.”