This is an outright lie. Where this lie comes from is that a good chunk of people ICE arrests have either a criminal conviction (13%) or pending criminal charges (26%). That's a combined total of 40%. When ICE makes an arrest of such a person, there is a good chance they arrest several others present who are in the country illegally too that are with the target for arrest.
www.ice.gov
All that aside, I really don't care if they have a criminal past or not. If they are here illegally, they need to be deported--PERIOD!
I don't give a shit if they have a criminal record or not. They're here ILLEGALLY and need to be deported, tossed out of the country, and kept out.
What possible reason do we as a nation have to keep someone who is here illegally in the country?