ICE data shows less than 1% of deportees had murder convictions
ICE data shows less than 1% of deportees had murder convictions
A majority of the people deported by ICE this year were convicted of traffic or immigration offenses, not violent crimes, according to data obtained by CBS News.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, with the central claim about the percentage of deportees with murder convictions supported by multiple sources. The article presents a somewhat balanced view, though the selection of data points could be interpreted as slightly slanted. Some claims are not directly verifiable within the provided sources, but are plausible.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: A majority of the people deported by ICE this year were convicted of traffic or immigration offenses, not violent crimes.
- Verification Source #4: Supports the general idea that many deportees committed non-violent crimes, including "victimless crimes."
- Verification Source #3: Supports the idea that homicide is a small fraction of arrests.
- *Internal Knowledge:* While the specific breakdown of "traffic or immigration offenses" isn't directly verified, it aligns with the broader trend of non-violent offenses being common among deportees.
- Claim: Less than 1% of deportees had murder convictions.
- Verification Source #3: States that immigrants arrested for homicides accounted for less than 1% of "at-large" arrests by ICE. This supports the claim, although it refers to arrests, not necessarily convictions, and "at-large" arrests, not all deportations.
- Verification Source #4: States that few were convicted of murder.
- Claim: (Implied) The data reflects a trend in ICE deportations.
- *Internal Knowledge:* This is difficult to verify without more historical data. The provided sources don't offer a comprehensive historical perspective on the types of crimes committed by deportees.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Verification Source #3: "Immigrants arrested for homicides accounted for less than 1% of 'at-large' arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the last six years..." This supports the claim that violent crimes like homicide are a small fraction of ICE arrests.
- Verification Source #4: "60% of Deported “Criminal Aliens” Committed Only Victimless Crimes...few violent crimes". This supports the claim that a large portion of deportees committed non-violent crimes.
- Verification Source #4: "47.7 percent of those ICE removed had no criminal conviction at all." This provides context that a significant portion of deportees had no criminal conviction.
- Verification Source #1, #2, and #5: Fail to cover the specific claims about the percentage of deportees with murder convictions or the types of offenses committed by deportees.