“NBC Nightly News” is the only prime-time network news show on Friday night to reveal that more than 400,000 illegal immigrants convicted of crimes are currently being released in the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE reported shocking new data.
Neither ABC's “World News Tonight” nor the “CBS Evening News” made any mention of the findings that ICE presented in a letter to Congress this week, which were reported by various other news outlets on Friday. They simply covered Vice President Kamala Harris' visit to the Arizona-Mexico border and promoted her immigration policy proposals.
Only NBC News' evening news program mentioned the letter, but did not cover the full scope of the findings, noting that “more than 13,000 immigrants with previous murder convictions are currently in the United States.” “He lives freely in the country,” the report said.
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“NBC Nightly News” Starring Lester Holt is the Only Friday Primetime Network Evening News Show to Reveal Hundreds of Thousands of Undocumented Immigrants Convicted of Crimes Currently in the United States He mentioned shocking new ICE data. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reported Friday that ICE sent a letter to Republican Texas Rep. Tony Gonzalez and other lawmakers this week saying that as of July 2024, there will be 425,431 convicted criminal immigrants with no criminal charges. It was reported that the number of pending cases was 222,141. People who illegally crossed the U.S. southern border and are awaiting deportation.
According to the report, none of these criminal immigrants, including those who have received final removal orders or are in removal proceedings, are being detained.
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Of these 425,431 convicted offenders, 62,231 were convicted of assault, 14,301 were convicted of robbery, 56,533 were convicted of drug convictions, and 13,099 were convicted of murder. received. A further 2,521 people have been convicted of kidnapping and 15,811 people have been convicted of sexual assault.
“NBC Nightly News” made easy pointed out The existence of the letter and the fact that more than 13,000 illegal immigrants convicted of murder remain free in the country, while nearly 500,000 other criminal immigrants are currently in U.S. custody. It does not mention that it is not.
The other two networks made no mention of the shocking discovery in their prime-time night news segments Friday.
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On Friday, September 27, 2024, Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris visits the Mexican border in Douglas, Arizona. (AP Photo/Carolyn Custer)
“CBS Evening News” production No mention of letters But the focus was on the contrasting rhetoric on immigration between Harris and Trump during the presidential campaign.
The network said Harris has “touted herself as tough on cross-border crime,” and said that thanks to both Mexico's immigration crackdown and the Biden-Harris administration, “the U.S. and Mexican “Personal traffic across the border has decreased.” policy.
ABC's “World News Tonight”” He took a similar approach to reporting on border issues, pointing to Harris' visit to Arizona this week and how she plans to present former President Trump's vision for border security.
The network reported that asylum restrictions enacted by the Biden-Harris administration in June led to a “drastic decline in cross-border encounters.” The paper also cited Harris' border policy mantra: “We can be a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants at the same time.”
President Trump criticized Harris' border policies in the wake of the ICE data release, telling supporters at a campaign event in Michigan on Friday: “We're like a dumping ground.'' A convicted criminal is currently on the run.” In the United States. ”
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