"A long-range look at crime statistics, particularly homicide data, shows that the 2020-21 crime rate nationally and in California was still a fraction of its highs in the early 1990s. Simply counting the year-over-year changes belies a larger truth: Crime throughout the 2020s has been down significantly compared to the rate 20 or 30 years ago. As with the long-term homicide rate declines, the recent tapering in California is part of a nationwide trend."
"Ruiz said he followed DHS protocol, which asks members of Congress to provide seven days' notice before visiting detention facilities. He alleged ICE failed to respond to his notice and said he waited nearly an hour before receiving a response. When he did, Ruiz said he was read a scripted denial over the phone by an ICE agent. "If we're seeing the brutality and the violence in the open, in public, then what are we not seeing inside these detention facilities?" Ruiz said."
Long-range crime data show the 2020-21 crime rate nationally and in California remains a fraction of early 1990s highs, with overall crime in the 2020s substantially lower than 20 to 30 years ago. A Council on Criminal Justice report found homicides fell 21% among 35 major U.S. cities between 2024 and 2025. Representative Ruiz said he was denied entry to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center during attempted congressional oversight despite following DHS's seven-day notice protocol and alleged ICE provided a scripted denial after nearly an hour. California lawmakers introduced AB-1633 to raise taxes on companies that run federal immigration detention facilities amid outrage over killings by federal agents.
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