Fact-check · Sep 9, 2026 · Donald Trump
“11,888 murderers”
FALSESaid in 5 broadcasts
What the record shows
ICE reports 13,099 immigrants convicted of homicide on its non-detained docket as of July 21, 2024. This figure spans decades, includes individuals from multiple administrations, and includes those serving prison sentences.
Sources
- Tens of thousands of illegal immigrants with sexual assault, murder convictions in US: ICE data | Fox News
- ICE confirms hundreds of thousands of migrant criminal convictions
- Fact-checking Trump's migrant murderers claims - ABC News
- More than 13,000 immigrants convicted of homicide are living outside immigration detention in the U.S., ICE says
- Trump’s outrageously false claim of 13,000 migrant murderers ‘on the loose’ - The Washington Post
- "13,000 murderers" claim: Here's what ICE's numbers say about immigrants | LiveNOW from FOX
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