"Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) may be a vocal critic of recent ICE actions, but he came to the agency's defense in a clash with Katie Couric on her podcast on Wednesday. In the interview posted to Couric's YouTube channel, Paul pushed back on Couric, taking issue with the number of illegal immigrants with violent criminal records who have been arrested. According to a CBS News report released this week and based on a Department of Homeland Security document obtained by the news outlet 14% of 400,000 illegal immigrants arrested during President Donald Trump's first term have violent criminal histories."
"The senator has been a critic of the strategies deployed by federal immigration agents in their mass deportation efforts. He called the shooting and killing of Minneapolis citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti by agents a mistake and has called for reforms in the agency. He's also pushed for an apology from officials to the families of Good and Pretti. Still, Paul argued the 14% statistic doesn't matter to victims of violent crime and that most Americans support deportation efforts, even if they don't support specific incidents like the shooting of Pretti."
Rand Paul defended ICE's emphasis on deporting criminal noncitizens and challenged criticisms focused on aggregate arrest statistics. A Department of Homeland Security document cited by CBS News indicates 14% of 400,000 illegal immigrants arrested during President Donald Trump's first term had violent criminal histories. Paul criticized specific ICE tactics, calling the shooting deaths of Minneapolis citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti a mistake and urging agency reforms and an apology to the families. Paul argued that the 14% figure does not address victims' concerns and said most Americans support deporting violent offenders, using a hypothetical rape case to illustrate his point.
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