According to federal data shared in a Wednesday letter from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), thousands of non-citizens, including those convicted of serious crimes such as homicide and sexual assault, are currently free in the U.S.
The information released to Republican Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales shows that as of July 21, over 662,566 non-citizens with criminal histories are on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) national docket.
Of those on the docket, 435,719 have been convicted of crimes, while another 226,847 face pending criminal charges.
Alarmingly, only 14,994 non-citizens with criminal convictions or pending charges are currently detained.
Among the non-detained individuals are 13,099 convicted of homicide, 15,811 convicted of sexual assault, and 14,301 convicted of burglary, along with many others convicted of serious offenses.