'Worst of the Worst'? DOJ Figures Show 97.4% of 614 Detained Immigrants in Chicago Had No Criminal Record

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"Of 614 people on list who may have been unlawfully arrested and detained by federal officials, only 16 had a criminal record of any kind."

"President Donald Trump and his administration have claimed repeatedly that the immigration raids that have terrorized communities nationwide this year are focused on getting the 'worst of the worst' off the streets and out of the country, but new detention data filed by the Department of Justice on Friday shows that only a tiny fraction of the more than 600 people who remain in detention in the Chicago area from raids over recent months have any criminal record, bolstering anecdotal evidence that many of those targeted for by ICE and federal border agents are hard-working, law-abiding members of society."

"The newspaper reports that of the 16 people arrested with criminal histories—representing just 2.6% of the total listed in the filing— 'five involved domestic battery, two were related to drunken driving, and one allegedly had an unidentified criminal history in another country.' None had criminal backgrounds that included worst-of-the-worst offenses like rape or murder."

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https://www.commondreams.org/news/worst-of-the-worst-doj-figures-show-97-4-of-614-detained-immigrants-in-chicago-had-no-criminal-record

[Norrrm]

1. It is much, much safer to arrest children and hotel maids than armed MS13.

and you get bigger numbers as well.