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Héctor Ríos Morales

More Than 435,000 Migrants With Criminal Records Have Been Released by ICE, Agency Director Says

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Deputy Director Patrick J. Lechleitner speaks during a news conference in 2022 (Credit: Via ABC News)

ALABAMA - The unprecedented number of migrant apprehensions and encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border, as well as disputes between leaders from both major political parties in terms of an appropriate response to it, have elevated the topic of immigration to the top of voters' minds ahead of the presidential elections in November.

As Republican leaders such as GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump continue to use cases of immigrants who entered the country illegally and were charged with crimes to advance their campaign platform, the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement revealed figures regarding the amount of undocumented migrants with criminal convictions have been released by the agency across the United States.

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