'That Not True': Kristi Noem Spars With Reporter About Who Is Being Targeted In ICE Raids

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At a press briefing on Friday in Illinois, DHS Sec. Kristi Noem spoke about who is being target in ICE raids as a reporter accused ICE of targeting innocent people.

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00:00As of July 27, you've got the contraband display here.

00:06You're talking about the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens.

00:12As of 27, this is ICE data now.

00:16In fact, 71% of current ICE detains have no criminal convictions.

00:21That's not true.

00:22Of those that do...

00:23Charges and convictions, over 70% of them have pending charges against them or criminal convictions.

00:28The others all have final removal orders, which means they're eligible to go back home.

00:40Nobody's getting swept up.

00:42We're running targeted enforcement operations across the country

00:46and using our case files and our information to know who is a criminal in this country

00:52that needs to be removed and who has a final removal order.

00:55Nothing's changed.

00:56Huh?

00:58What's wrong with our targeting?

01:00Yeah, yeah.

01:00Why are so many other people who are just here to work and they're following the law?

01:05They're not following the law if they're here illegally.

01:07There's a right way to come to this country.

01:09And so...

01:10Yes, but they're following criminal laws.

01:11You're talking about criminals, sir.

01:13Yes, I'm talking about criminals in these situations, absolutely.

01:16But we also have every situation where we have those that have final removal orders need to go home

01:21because their due process is over and they have their paperwork and they're ready to travel.

01:26So that has been the priority since the very beginning.

01:28Nothing has changed.

01:29And over 70% of these individuals that we have gone out and arrested and removed from the country

01:35have had those pending charges and criminal convictions against them.

01:39That has always been the goal of the president.

01:41That has always been the goal of the president.

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