Fetterman says ‘about 2/3‘ of illegal immigrants ICE deported had criminal records
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
As illegal immigration enforcement operations have come under heavy scrutiny from Democrats after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) offered a different perspective during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night. The Pennsylvania senator defended the necessity of illegal immigration enforcement operations.
Fetterman first took aim at the Biden administration, blasting the former president for failing on border security and immigration.
“President Biden did a terrible job, and our border was effectively open at that point,” said Fetterman. “Biden and Mayorkas did not secure our border, and I tried to warn my party back in 2023 that this would cost us in the election, and America deserves to secure our border. I don’t know why every American can’t agree with that thing.”
Fetterman then stressed that removing illegal immigrant criminals from the country was a positive development, one that all Americans should support. He also called for reforms that would allow non-criminal illegal immigrants a path toward citizenship.
“Another thing that’s the truth that we should all agree to deport all of the criminals that are here in our nation right now,” Fetterman said. “As for me, as a pro-immigration Democrat, I do think we need to develop a way for citizenship for the very hard-working migrants that are amid us now too.”
“I do have to give credit to the president for securing our border,” Fetterman said.
Fetterman addressed the controversy surrounding Pretti’s death in Minneapolis, expressing regret over his death. However, he also stressed the need for the kind of illegal immigration enforcement federal officers were doing over the weekend in Minneapolis.
“And the tragedy that happened, and we’ve lost two American citizens, I don’t think anyone in America wants that or that they would have voted for those things,” Fetterman said.
Hannity then asked Fetterman about the criminal illegal immigrants apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota, an effort that Fetterman was supportive of, including citing statistics showing the percentage of criminals arrested by ICE.
“The latest statistics that I’ve seen about ICE, the people that, nationalwide [sic], they have deported, about ⅔ of the ones that have criminal, whether a record or they were actually active in criminal behaviors, ⅔, so that’s what I think America, the vast majority of America, …
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
As illegal immigration enforcement operations have come under heavy scrutiny from Democrats after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) offered a different perspective during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night. The Pennsylvania senator defended the necessity of illegal immigration enforcement operations.
Fetterman first took aim at the Biden administration, blasting the former president for failing on border security and immigration.
“President Biden did a terrible job, and our border was effectively open at that point,” said Fetterman. “Biden and Mayorkas did not secure our border, and I tried to warn my party back in 2023 that this would cost us in the election, and America deserves to secure our border. I don’t know why every American can’t agree with that thing.”
Fetterman then stressed that removing illegal immigrant criminals from the country was a positive development, one that all Americans should support. He also called for reforms that would allow non-criminal illegal immigrants a path toward citizenship.
“Another thing that’s the truth that we should all agree to deport all of the criminals that are here in our nation right now,” Fetterman said. “As for me, as a pro-immigration Democrat, I do think we need to develop a way for citizenship for the very hard-working migrants that are amid us now too.”
“I do have to give credit to the president for securing our border,” Fetterman said.
Fetterman addressed the controversy surrounding Pretti’s death in Minneapolis, expressing regret over his death. However, he also stressed the need for the kind of illegal immigration enforcement federal officers were doing over the weekend in Minneapolis.
“And the tragedy that happened, and we’ve lost two American citizens, I don’t think anyone in America wants that or that they would have voted for those things,” Fetterman said.
Hannity then asked Fetterman about the criminal illegal immigrants apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota, an effort that Fetterman was supportive of, including citing statistics showing the percentage of criminals arrested by ICE.
“The latest statistics that I’ve seen about ICE, the people that, nationalwide [sic], they have deported, about ⅔ of the ones that have criminal, whether a record or they were actually active in criminal behaviors, ⅔, so that’s what I think America, the vast majority of America, …
Fetterman says ‘about 2/3‘ of illegal immigrants ICE deported had criminal records
This isn't complicated—it's willpower.
As illegal immigration enforcement operations have come under heavy scrutiny from Democrats after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) offered a different perspective during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night. The Pennsylvania senator defended the necessity of illegal immigration enforcement operations.
Fetterman first took aim at the Biden administration, blasting the former president for failing on border security and immigration.
“President Biden did a terrible job, and our border was effectively open at that point,” said Fetterman. “Biden and Mayorkas did not secure our border, and I tried to warn my party back in 2023 that this would cost us in the election, and America deserves to secure our border. I don’t know why every American can’t agree with that thing.”
Fetterman then stressed that removing illegal immigrant criminals from the country was a positive development, one that all Americans should support. He also called for reforms that would allow non-criminal illegal immigrants a path toward citizenship.
“Another thing that’s the truth that we should all agree to deport all of the criminals that are here in our nation right now,” Fetterman said. “As for me, as a pro-immigration Democrat, I do think we need to develop a way for citizenship for the very hard-working migrants that are amid us now too.”
“I do have to give credit to the president for securing our border,” Fetterman said.
Fetterman addressed the controversy surrounding Pretti’s death in Minneapolis, expressing regret over his death. However, he also stressed the need for the kind of illegal immigration enforcement federal officers were doing over the weekend in Minneapolis.
“And the tragedy that happened, and we’ve lost two American citizens, I don’t think anyone in America wants that or that they would have voted for those things,” Fetterman said.
Hannity then asked Fetterman about the criminal illegal immigrants apprehended by Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota, an effort that Fetterman was supportive of, including citing statistics showing the percentage of criminals arrested by ICE.
“The latest statistics that I’ve seen about ICE, the people that, nationalwide [sic], they have deported, about ⅔ of the ones that have criminal, whether a record or they were actually active in criminal behaviors, ⅔, so that’s what I think America, the vast majority of America, …
