[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 5939]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              MEDIA IGNORE RELEASE OF CRIMINAL IMMIGRANTS

  (Mr. SMITH of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a new report by U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement reveals that last year the Obama administration 
released 20,000 illegal immigrants convicted of crimes into our 
communities. Together, they had committed 64,000 crimes, including 
kidnapping, homicide, drunken driving, and sexual assault.
  Instead of putting the safety of Americans first, the Obama 
administration often gives a free pass to violent criminals who are in 
the United States illegally.
  This report should have been national news. However, many outlets, 
such as the L.A. Times, Washington Post, and Associated Press, as well 
as the major television networks--ABC, NBC, and CBS--failed to cover 
this horrific report.
  The American people deserve to know the truth about our immigration 
policies and the damaging consequences of the Obama administration's 
actions. When the national media intentionally fail to report the 
facts, the American people are the ones who literally suffer the 
consequences.

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