LOS ANGELES — As Los Angeles became the epicenter of President Donald TrumpöÏÓãÊÓƵapp crackdown on undocumented immigrants, Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem flew to the city and held saying the governmentöÏÓãÊÓƵapp objective was to “bring in criminals that have been out on our street far too long.â€
But data from the days leading up to that suggests a majority of those who were arrested were not convicted criminals. Most were working age men, nearly half Mexican.
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