Posted on 07/22/2015 7:53:28 AM PDT by VinL
During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration policy on Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz questioned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) director Sarah Saldana about the number of "criminal illegal aliens" released by the federal government. Saldana tried to justify the release of thousands of convicted criminal illegal aliens when Cruz confronted her with the statistics.
"193 murderers with homicide convictions. 426 people with sexual assault convictions. 16,000 criminal illegal aliens with drunk driving convictions," released in 2014 instead of being deported or undergoing criminal proceedings.
Director Saldana claims she read the figures for the wrong year, but Cruz shuts her down: "I want to know that your testimony here, on how many criminals ICE released in 2013, you were off by a factor of three. You said 30,000. The correct answer is 104,000. There were 68,000 criminal illegal aliens that ICE declined to begin deportation proceedings against...
You are omitting the 68,000 criminal illegal aliens that ICE did not begin deportation proceedings against at all. You've got to add both of those together, it is over 100,000."
CRUZ: In the year 2014, how many criminal illegal aliens did the Obama administration release?
SALDANA: In 2014 it was a little over 30,000.
CRUZ: How many murderers?
SALDANA: Sir, I can't remember the number right now, but I know we had the statistic that was said earlier... but I can't provide you the exact number..."
CRUZ: How many rapists?
SALDANA: Umm. I am not sure right now.
CRUZ: How many drunk drivers?
Yesterday, how many murderers with the Obama administration release?
SALDANA: I can't answer that question. I want the American people to know and understand our job (snip)
(Excerpt) Read more at realclearpolitics.com ...
More power to the both of them.
Trump can take the heat on the outside and Cruz can work on the inside for now.
Donald is going down to the border to talk with the patrol boys. I’m sure Obama has already instructed them to say nothing....or lie their a** off.
Trump and Cruz belong together. They are the only two who will get the work done. God Bless them both!
The Donald is taking measurements for the Wall. :)
I can assure you that Cruz knows the answer to every question he is asking.
Saldaña went into private practice in Dallas in 1985, first at the firm of Haynes and Boone, where she worked on communications and employment law; and then, for 11 years, at Baker Botts, where she was a trial attorney. Beginning in 1999, Saldaña took five years off to raise her son. She did run for judge in 2002, but fell short in the voting.
When she did return to the courtroom, it was as an assistant U.S. attorney in Dallas in 2004. Saldaña was part of the office’s fraud and public corruption unit and in 2009 helped handle a corruption scandal involving Dallas city officials charged with bribery and extortion in connection with affordable housing contracts. She saw Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill sent away for 18 years.
When President Barack Obama took office in 2009, he had a chance to appoint the U.S. attorney in Dallas. Saldaña, a Democrat, had the backing of Republican Senators John Cornyn and Kay Bailey Hutchinson, but not of the Texas Democratic congressional delegation. Some suspect Democrats withheld their support because of the conviction of Hill. It took 2½ years, but Obama finally nominated Saldaña for the job and she was easily confirmed.
Sarah Saldana.....another “wise latina” in our midst.
This is the same Beotch that said there would be no action by Ice until Comprehensive Immigration Reform is passed. In other words Amnesty.
I hope he got this on camera, it could make for a nice commercial.
The question is why the Administration failed to deport ONE of these cases, not how many thousand. Sheesh.
Sign to be posted on wall “Trump This”.
wouldntya think that these “experts” would come to these hearings prepared with spreadsheets, info etc at their treasonous fingertips ???
But no its always the same, “I don’t know”
and when ordered to get the info for congress, months and years later they still haven’t provided it..
This administration officials are infuriating because they know they’re untouchable as long as Obama is in office.
We need to lean on congress to pursue this clowns after obama is out of office instead of letting it drop like usual.
Think their double-talk & BS don't stink!
God bless and protect Ted Cruz!
Of course... THAT’S what he’s about ... For all the journalism idiots who didn’t do their homework
Trump would say to her face:
You don’t know? You’re the Boss. You’re stupid! Get out of here, you’re fired!
Sarah Saldana
This Mexican bund member—Obama’s mouth—was saying the other day that ICE would discontinue even the token efforts it was making to apprehend and deport illegals if amnesty wasn’t passed.
The feds: what good are they?
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