Increase in Arrests and Immigration Policy

Shimon, thank you so much for that important report.

New data shows that arrests in June jumped more than 40- to more than

43,000, and in July, that number grew to closer to

50,000. That translates to more than 1,500 daily

arrests last month alone, a figure that is inching closer to the Trump

administration's goal of 2,000 per, per day.

Now, that data also finds that among those who

were arrested in July, a

majority had not been charged or convicted a crime.

Um, and the picture that we're getting of how they are able to

accomplish these numbers is TPS

expirations, which they went to court to fight for.

Um, it's arresting people who have pending

asylum

claims or spouses of American citizens who, um,

are applying f- to, to change their

status. So they're, they're doing it in a way that, um,

uh, that is quieter, but it's also targeting people who

previously would not have been high priorities for deportation.

Well, what's important is that they're doing it because everybody in

our country

unlawfully has committed a crime by being here. It's quite literally eight US code.

You know, it's ... They're enforcing the laws that are on-

Exactly

...the books.

Civil offense. Civil offenses.

That's nonsense. So it's unlawful.

Guys, guys, if, before, before, before we go down this path-

If, if you're here unla-... I know we don't like those words here,

but-

...if you overstay your visa, you are here-

They are here unlawfully

...it's a civil crime

All of them are here

unlawfully

If you come through the border illegally, it's a criminal offense

And let me say why it's important. We had 10 million people-

Okay, so, so Caroline, just to be clear-

Under the Biden administration

There's a difference-

Come on in

There's a difference between people who cross the border illegally-

Correct

...and people whose status has expired, which is actually something that is very

common-

All are here lawfully

Because it relies on the government to process their applications

promptly-

All are here lawfully