UNITED STATES - Data from the Department of Justice (DOJ) reportedly suggests that crimes committed by illegal immigrants cost U.S. taxpayers at least $166.5 billion and the severity of those crimes greatly exceeds that of typical American norms.
The report was written by Dr. John R. Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center and is based on data from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ). In September, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revealed in a letter to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) that as of July 21, 2024, there are 662,566 illegal immigrants with criminal histories on the Non-Detained Docket (NDD), which means they are living freely in the U.S.
Of the 662,566 illegal immigrants, a total of 435,719 on the docket are documented to have criminal convictions in their home countries; that is 65 percent. Another 226,847 or 34 percent, have pending criminal charges.
FBI crime statistics show that in 2023 the rate of convicted killers in the NDD along is more than 13 times higher that of the rate of reported homicides when compared to American crimes. According to Dr. Lott's research, out of the total crimes committed by the illegal immigrants on the docket, 14,944 are homicides; 20,061 are sexual assaults; 105,146 are assaults; 126,343 are traffic offenses; and 60,268 are burglaries, larcenies, or robberies.
Lott's report states that the financial cost of crimes committed by illegal immigrants on the NDD list is estimated at $166.5 billion, with the largest share of $153.8 billion coming from murder.
Dr. Lott wrote, "The estimate of over $160 billion in costs from criminal illegal aliens is very likely an underestimate of the true costs. It assumes the average criminal coming into the country commits only one offense similar to what he committed in his home country. We are also not counting the costs of half of criminal illegal aliens."
Back in September, NBC News reported that more than 13,000 illegal immigrants convicted of homicide are living outside immigration detention in the United States. These illegal immigrants are part of the NDD, which means ICE has some information on them and they have pending immigration cases, but they are not in detention for various reasons.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that the data sent to Gonzales was being misinterpreted, claiming that it went back four decades, before the Biden administration. The spokesperson said, "The data in this letter is being misinterpreted. The data goes back decades; it includes people who entered the country over the past 40 years or more, the vast majority of whose custody determination was made long before this administration. It also includes many who are under the jurisdiction or currently incarcerated by federal, state, or local law enforcement partners."
Two law enforcement officials said that ICE prioritizes illegal immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes, like homicide, for arrest. However, the agency's limited resources limit how many they can locate and arrest. There are currently more than 7.5 million illegal immigrants on ICE's NDD. One course told NBC News that more jurisdictions are cooperating and starting to rethink their sanctuary policies in light of increased attention on crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
The report was written by Dr. John R. Lott of the Crime Prevention Research Center and is based on data from the U.S. Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ). In September, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) revealed in a letter to U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) that as of July 21, 2024, there are 662,566 illegal immigrants with criminal histories on the Non-Detained Docket (NDD), which means they are living freely in the U.S.
Of the 662,566 illegal immigrants, a total of 435,719 on the docket are documented to have criminal convictions in their home countries; that is 65 percent. Another 226,847 or 34 percent, have pending criminal charges.
FBI crime statistics show that in 2023 the rate of convicted killers in the NDD along is more than 13 times higher that of the rate of reported homicides when compared to American crimes. According to Dr. Lott's research, out of the total crimes committed by the illegal immigrants on the docket, 14,944 are homicides; 20,061 are sexual assaults; 105,146 are assaults; 126,343 are traffic offenses; and 60,268 are burglaries, larcenies, or robberies.
Lott's report states that the financial cost of crimes committed by illegal immigrants on the NDD list is estimated at $166.5 billion, with the largest share of $153.8 billion coming from murder.
Dr. Lott wrote, "The estimate of over $160 billion in costs from criminal illegal aliens is very likely an underestimate of the true costs. It assumes the average criminal coming into the country commits only one offense similar to what he committed in his home country. We are also not counting the costs of half of criminal illegal aliens."
Back in September, NBC News reported that more than 13,000 illegal immigrants convicted of homicide are living outside immigration detention in the United States. These illegal immigrants are part of the NDD, which means ICE has some information on them and they have pending immigration cases, but they are not in detention for various reasons.
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said that the data sent to Gonzales was being misinterpreted, claiming that it went back four decades, before the Biden administration. The spokesperson said, "The data in this letter is being misinterpreted. The data goes back decades; it includes people who entered the country over the past 40 years or more, the vast majority of whose custody determination was made long before this administration. It also includes many who are under the jurisdiction or currently incarcerated by federal, state, or local law enforcement partners."
Two law enforcement officials said that ICE prioritizes illegal immigrants who have been convicted of serious crimes, like homicide, for arrest. However, the agency's limited resources limit how many they can locate and arrest. There are currently more than 7.5 million illegal immigrants on ICE's NDD. One course told NBC News that more jurisdictions are cooperating and starting to rethink their sanctuary policies in light of increased attention on crimes committed by illegal immigrants.
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