Over 13,000 Murder-Convicted Immigrants Live Freely in the U.S.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has reported that over 13,000 immigrants convicted of murder are living freely in the United States. NBC News reported on Saturday, October 7, that according to statistics provided by this government agency to Congress last week, more than 13,000 immigrants who have been convicted of murder either in the U.S. or abroad are living freely in the country. These individuals are part of the 'non-detained' cases in ICE, meaning that the agency has information about them and their immigration cases are suspended, but they have not yet been detained. The report adds that the reason these murder-convicted immigrants are living freely is that either their detention has not been prioritized or the immigration agency simply cannot locate them. Two officials informed the news network that a significant portion of the murder-convicted immigrants entered the U.S. during Donald Trump's presidency. Meanwhile, Donald Trump, who is now running again for the presidency, used this statistic on Friday to criticize Kamala Harris, the U.S. Vice President and his electoral rival. Mr. Trump, who has strongly emphasized securing the southern border, stated yesterday regarding the presence of 13,000 murder-convicted immigrants living freely: 'They are hardened and evil criminals who roam freely in our country.' The report further states that the exact number of immigrants accused of murder is reported to be 13,099, and this figure has even surprised the White House, although it has not officially commented on the matter. Two officials told NBC that some of these convicted immigrants likely never contacted ICE after crossing the border and entering U.S. territory, or border patrol agents detained them but released them due to a lack of background information. They further clarified that in many cases, the U.S. is unaware of individuals' criminal convictions until they enter the country. Besides these individuals, tens of thousands of immigrants convicted of crimes such as sexual assault, kidnapping, and drug trafficking are also living freely in the U.S. without being detained, and the government has not yet decided to arrest them.