White House mum amid outrage over data showing how many illegal immigrant criminals are free in US

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Fox News Bill Melugin reports live from the border in Douglas, Arizona on the jaw-dropping numbers reported by the director of ICE.
46% : As an Appropriator, I will do everything in my power to ensure ICE has the resources necessary to deport noncitizens with a criminal record -- this must be a priority," he said in a statement.
43% : "ICE recognizes that some jurisdictions are concerned that cooperating with federal immigration officials will erode trust with immigrant communities and make it harder for local law enforcement to serve those populations.
40% : In the letter to Gonzalez, ICE took aim at so-called "sanctuary" cities, which refuse to cooperate with federal law enforcement in deporting illegal immigrant criminals.
32% : The news sparked outrage from Republicans, who tied the numbers to the policies of the Biden administration and those sanctuary jurisdictions who refuse to co-operate with ICE.'POLITICAL STUNT': CRITICS DISMISS HARRIS' EXPECTED ARIZONA BORDER VISIT AS IMMIGRATION REMAINS TOP ISSUERep. Tony Gonzalez, R-Texas, called the data "beyond disturbing" and said "it should be a wake-up call for the Biden-Harris administration and cities across the country that hide behind sanctuary policies.
25% : For comparison, in August 2016, towards the end of the Obama administration, ICE said there were about 2.2 million noncitizens on the non-detained docket and about 368,574 were convicted criminals.

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