Jesús G. "Chuy" García, U.S. representative for Illinois’s 4th congressional district, said that an ICE officer killed one of "his constituents." He later clarified that the individual was a criminal who fled arrest and struck the officer with a vehicle, prompting the officer to shoot in self-defense. This statement was highlighted by RNC Research on X.

According to the ICE FY 2023 Annual Report, ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) made 170,590 administrative arrests during Fiscal Year 2023. These arrests included 73,822 noncitizens with a criminal history, with those individuals averaging about four charges or convictions each. This data illustrates that a substantial portion of ICE’s operations involve individuals with criminal records, which contextualizes claims about enfor

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