Analysis
What the official said
“Last week alone, ICE deported murderers, sexual assailants, burglars, and drunk drivers.”
Claimant: DHS Spokesperson DHS Spokesperson
Agency or office: Department of Homeland Security
Context
DHS press statement announcing that ICE removed several alleged gang members and listing their names and alleged criminal histories.
Evidence
The statement is attributable to a DHS spokesperson and lists named individuals and alleged criminal histories. Verifying the claim requires checking ICE removal records to confirm the removals occurred in the stated week and reviewing criminal-court conviction records (vs. arrests) for each named individual. The DHS text itself mixes convictions and arrests in the list (for example, one individual is described as having an "arrest for felony assault"), so the blanket phrase "deported murderers, sexual assailants, burglars, and drunk drivers" could be misleading if some listed persons were arrested but not convicted of those offenses or if removals occurred outside the asserted week.