Most of the people detained had criminal charges or convictions. “Operation Broken Promise,” targeted immigrants who had promised to voluntarily leave the country rather than face deportation, but then they never did. “ICE takes seriously its obligation to enforce our nation’s immigration laws,” acting ICE Director Tony Pham said in a statement. Last month, ICE launched Operation Granite in Minnesota, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio and Texas, and caught more than 100 immigrants living in the country without legal permisson. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPPham said 70% had criminal records, including prior convictions, pending charges or both.

Source: Fox News November 20, 2020 22:30 UTC