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Pedro Camacho

'Crimmigration' Explained: The Blurred Line Between Immigration and Criminal Law

Immigrant detained in Los Angeles (June 2018) (Credit: Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

During her first White House briefing on January 27, the Trump administration's press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked by a reporter how many of the 3,500 immigrants arrested since Trump took office have criminal record. Leavitt didn't hesitate in providing her answer: "all of them because they illegally broke our nation's laws."

Leavitt then added:

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