# Are ICE Officers Really Targeting the ‘Worst of the Worst’?

- Source: NYT Politics
- Published: 2026-10-18T07:00:11+00:00
- Category: Politics
- Original: https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000011205812/are-ice-officers-really-targeting-the-worst-of-the-worst.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/are-ice-officers-really-targeting-the-worst-of-the-worst-a464de/

The homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, has repeatedly said ICE agents are pursuing “the worst of the worst” criminals. But as Hamed Aleaziz, a reporter for The New York Times, explains, data shows that arrests of people with no criminal record have soared this summer.

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