Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) introduced the “Extinction Act” on Tuesday. If passed, the bill would require federal immigration authorities to prioritize the deportation of the more than 15,000 illegal alien sex offenders living in the United States.
Text of the bill, available new york postaims to prioritize the removal of noncitizens convicted of sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault.
“If we had real border security, these violent criminals would never have entered America in the first place.”
Ernst announced the bill in response to a bombshell disclosure by Immigration and Customs Enforcement that revealed there were 662,566 noncitizens with criminal records on the national registry as of July.
Last week, Patrick Rechleitner, a senior official who performs the duties of deputy director and director of ICE, was indicted on charges of crimes or crimes listed on the agency's docket by Rep. Tony Gonzalez (R-Texas) in March. responded to a request for information on the number of non-citizens arrested.
Of the more than 600,000 people with criminal records, 435,719 have been convicted and 226,847 have pending charges, Rechleitner said.
Mr. Rechleitner's written response included a breakdown of these convictions, the charges, and whether the individuals were in ICE custody.
National document data on convictions includes more than 64,000 assaults, approximately 2,200 commercial sex offenses, approximately 16,000 frauds, approximately 13,000 murders, and 15,000 Includes sexual assault.
Rechleitner cited sanctuary jurisdiction issues that prevent cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities.
“ICE acknowledges that some jurisdictions are concerned that cooperation with federal immigration authorities erodes trust with immigrant communities and makes it difficult for local law enforcement to serve immigrants. I am aware of this,” he wrote. “However, ‘sanctuary’ policies can end up protecting dangerous criminals who victimize the same communities.”
Rechleitner noted that from October 2020 to July 2024, ICE released 24,796 detention requests, 23,591 of which were denied by local law enforcement. . During the same period, ICE's Removal Operations issued 2,897 detainer refusal requests.
Ernst said his bill aims to protect the country where Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris failed.
Ernst: “Border Emperor Kamala Harris won't protect this country, so I will protect it.” said. “If we had real border security, these violent criminals would never have entered the United States in the first place. But now that they have invaded our communities, we We need to identify them, stop them, and deport them.”
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