In the latest on the DACA/border fight in Congress, the White House is on the offensive. They’ve just released a troubling list that details the numbers in terms of illegal immigration in the last year.

WASHINGTON EXAMINER – The White House released Homeland Security numbers about the troubling elements of illegal immigration created by legal loopholes that have helped to expand the killer MS-13 gang is expanding.

Here’s the list:

On average, DHS apprehends over 1100 people a day crossing the border illegally, with December marking the eighth month in a row of an increase in apprehensions at the border.

On January 14th, DHS saw the highest number of apprehensions in a year – 1400.

DHS refuses entry to 7 known or suspected terrorists every day, 50 every week, 2,500 every year.

622% increase in family units detained at the border since April. Most will be released after no more than 20 days.

Officials apprehended 8,000 Family Units in December.

306% increase in unaccompanied alien children detained at the border since April. Most will be released after no more than 20 days.

Officials apprehended over 4,000 UACs in December

95% of family units and unaccompanied children who are released pending a hearing NEVER show.

1,700% increase in the number of credible fear screening referrals from 2008 to 2016.

As of December there were 307,555 backlogged asylum cases. Applicants can wait up to 4 years for an interview.

As of October, Executive Office for Immigration Review (DOJ) backlog of cases stood at approximately 640,000. Without a hearing there is no resolution for years – only to be removed later.

The median case completion time for non-detained cases is 535 days.

Roughly 628,000 aliens overstayed their visa in Fiscal Year 2016 alone.

As of May 2016, there were 950,062 aliens with final orders of removals on ICE’s national docket.

These legal loopholes have contributed to the growth of MS-13 and put many American communities in danger, while imposing significant burdens on schools and other community resources.







The White House apparently released this list yesterday via an email briefing, but have you seen it anywhere in the news? You’d think in a debate on border security and DACA, this would be important for the public to know.

But I guess it doesn’t fit the anti-wall narrative.

In related news, Trump tweeted this last night: