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A snapshot of the people who ICE detains found that 58% had no criminal record. An even larger proportion—four out of five—either had no record, or had only committed a minor offense such as a traffic violation. trac.syr.edu/immigration/re…
One out of five people were convicted of a felony. Of those only 16% had a serious, or level 1, offense. Even among Level 1 offenses ICE included crimes such as "selling marijuana" which many states have now legalized.
For those who had been convicted, the most frequent crime was illegal entry (a misdemeanor), followed by driving under the influence of alcohol. Conviction for a miscellaneous assault was third, and a simple traffic offense was the fourth most frequent offense.
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