The Trump administration has released the names of more than 600 people detained by immigration agents, and whose arrests might have violated a court order, and only 16 of them have been identified by the federal government as a "high public safety risk" because of their alleged criminal histories.

The Trump administration has released the names of 607 people detained by immigration agents, and whose arrests might have violated a court order, and only 16 – or 2.6% – of them have been identified by the federal government as a “high public safety risk” because of their alleged criminal histories, according to court documents.

Eric Balliet, a retired special agent with Homeland Security Investigations, worked for the department until last year after 25 years on the job, said the data regarding the ICE arrests erodes trust in the federal immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, in particular the Trump administration’s repeated claims that they are targeting the “worst of the worst.”

  • quick_snail@feddit.nl
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    1 day ago

    The majority of the world’s economy is wrecked, leading to organized crime, states of emergency, and military occupation. This is especially an issue in much of America, and it’s a consequence of US foreign policy.

    The immigration to the US is what Juan Gondolas called the Harvest of Empire. You reap what you sew.

    The solution is equity, better foreign policy, and an end to capitalism. Until that happens, there will always be refugees coming from the exploited countries to the wealthy countries responsible for the exploitation.