TCT-IMM-008 · Crime
Harris “let in” 13,099 convicted murderers during the Biden administration
Statement and context
“During her term … she let in 13,099 convicted murderers.”
2024-09-29, campaign rally, Erie, Pennsylvania. A later version said “13,099 murderers [were] released into our country over the last three years.”
What the evidence shows
ICE’s figure was real but described a different population: noncitizens with homicide convictions on its non-detained docket as of July 21, 2024. The docket spans decades and includes lawful entrants. DHS said the vast majority entered before the Biden administration, and some were incarcerated by other federal, state, or local authorities. “Non-detained” means not in ICE detention, not necessarily walking free. The underlying letter also did not say Harris personally admitted them.
False
Sources and attribution
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