In this issue: ICE's latest detention data contains errors, growth of non-criminal detainees continues, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's inadequate claims about ICE arrests.
Austin, you may have already dug into this, so apologies if that's the case -- are there detailed statistical breakdowns of "criminal" offenses by charge/conviction? I imagine ICE and CBP view a conviction (or even a charge) for DUI the same as a violent felony. How convenient! My concern is that a lot of folks become desensitized to the word "criminal" and don't bother to learn what that word encompasses, thus skewing their perception of immigrants. Thank you for all the vital work you are doing.
That's a great question and I do have information on that. I'll add that to my list of things to unpack because you're absolutely right that "criminal" is an awfully expansive category.
Austin, you may have already dug into this, so apologies if that's the case -- are there detailed statistical breakdowns of "criminal" offenses by charge/conviction? I imagine ICE and CBP view a conviction (or even a charge) for DUI the same as a violent felony. How convenient! My concern is that a lot of folks become desensitized to the word "criminal" and don't bother to learn what that word encompasses, thus skewing their perception of immigrants. Thank you for all the vital work you are doing.
That's a great question and I do have information on that. I'll add that to my list of things to unpack because you're absolutely right that "criminal" is an awfully expansive category.