DHS Official: ICE Arrested More Than 127,000 Criminal Aliens During FY 2017
(CNSNews.com) – A top official with the Department of Homeland Security told the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday that the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division arrested more than 127,000 illegal aliens with criminal convictions or impending criminal charges during Fiscal Year 2017.
Matthew Albence, executive associate director of the Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) division of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, testified during an oversight hearing on immigration enforcement and family reunification efforts, that the number represents an increase of almost 11,000 in the number of criminal aliens arrested than the year before.
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