Overview
- On CBS' Face the Nation, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said 70% of people in ICE custody have violent-crime convictions or charges.
- ICE’s published detention data show a different mix: 43% with no criminal record, 29% with prior convictions, and 28% with pending charges.
- Host Margaret Brennan challenged the claim on-air as inconsistent with agency figures, while Noem replied "Wrong again" and pledged to provide "correct numbers."
- Noem also stated that every detainee has committed a crime, a broader assertion immigration experts rejected using ICE’s own statistics.
- The exchange followed her touting a large Minneapolis enforcement operation and comes as DHS messaging draws scrutiny during an ongoing federal probe and impeachment push.