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Do most people arrested by ICE have a criminal conviction?

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NO. Most people taken into custody by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement did not have a criminal conviction, recent reports show.

 

PolitiFact reported Jan. 23 that as of Jan. 7, 74% of immigrants being held in detention did not have a criminal conviction.

 

AllSides highlights content from Gigafact, a network of newsrooms that respond to online claims. View the full fact brief on Wisconsin Watch.

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