Analysis
What the official said
““Every day, the brave men and women of ICE are arresting and deporting illegal aliens from our country. In the last week, we’ve deported killers, drunk drivers, rapists, and violent assailants,””
Claimant: Markwayne Mullin Secretary, Department of Homeland Security
Agency or office: U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Context
Statement posted on the DHS website (DHS press release/statement) reporting a set of recent ICE deportations and asserting a link between those deportations and falling crime rates.
Evidence
This is an official statement by the DHS Secretary claiming that ICE deported named individuals with the cited criminal convictions. The specific deportations and listed convictions are checkable against ICE removal records and court conviction records for the named persons. The broader causal claim in the statement (that these deportations are responsible for historic low crime rates or 'save lives') is interpretive and would require separate empirical evidence. The DHS release itself is the primary source for the factual assertion that these specific individuals were deported and had the cited criminal histories.