January 14, 2021Houston, TXEnforcement and Removal
ICE Houston announces immigration enforcement statistics for fiscal year 2020
HOUSTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) announced on Wednesday the fiscal year (FY) 2020 immigration statistics for the Houston Field Office. ERO Houston is responsible for overseeing an area of responsibility (AOR) that includes 54 counties stretching from the East Texas border along the Louisiana state line from Shelby County down to Brooks and Kennedy counties.
In FY20, ERO Houston conducted 10,172 administrative arrests. Of those aliens with criminal history, 8,008 had criminal convictions and 1,600 had pending criminal charges at the time of their arrest. Ninety-five percent of those arrested by ERO Houston in FY20 had criminal history.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-houston-announces-immigration-enforcement-statistics-fiscal-year-2020
