USCIS: Over 110 Thousand DACA Applicants Arrested for Serious Crimes

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has published a report on the arrests of illegal aliens who have requested delayed action against immigrant children (DACA program). The crimes they were previously charged with included murders, rape, and assaults.

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16 November USCIS updated data on arrests and detentions of illegal immigrants. The new report, as emphasized on the Service’s official website, reflects the agency’s “continuous focus on transparency.”

The report contains information about known arrests and detentions of individuals requesting DACA. The data includes, but is not limited to, arrests that did not result in convictions or for which charges were dropped or rejected.

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Here You can find the official report in English.

Basic data:

• about 110 000 people who requested DACA from almost 889 000 (12%) were previously arrested. Crimes in arrest records include assaults, beatings, rape, murders and driving under the influence of illicit substances;
• of the approved arrested persons requesting DACA, 85% (67 861) were arrested or detained until their last DACA approval;
• Of the approved arrested persons requesting DACA, more than 31% (24 898) had more than one arrest;
• Of all those requesting DACA, 218 had more than 10 arrests. Of these, 54 had DACA "approved" status as of October 2019.

“As DACA continues to be the subject of public debate and ongoing litigation, USCIS remains committed to transparency and informing the American people about who receives DACA,” said USCIS Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli.

“The agency must continue to accept DACA requests from illegal aliens: this is a direct result of the previous administration's decision to circumvent laws passed by Congress. We hope this data will provide a better understanding of who the people who are eligible for Deferred Action for Immigrant Childhood Arrivals and authorized to work under DACA really are,” Cuccinelli added.

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Under current DACA rules, illegal immigrants can be considered DACA if they have not been convicted of a serious crime, significant misconduct, or three or more “minor” misconducts not related to the same act, inaction or misconduct, do not constitute a threat for national or public safety. The arrest of illegal immigrants does not necessarily deprive them of the right to receive DACA; the issue is resolved individually.

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