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DEPUTY SECRETARY MAYORKAS:
I am here to commend the men

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and women of Immigrations and
Customs Enforcement and Removal

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Operations under the leadership of
Director Saldańa and under the

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leadership of Director Homan of ERO
Enforcement and Removal Operations

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for their extraordinary work in
Operation Crosscheck, which is a

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Nationwide effort to apprehend
individuals who meet our highest

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priorities to ensure the public safety
and national security of each and

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every community across
the country.

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DIRECTOR SALDAŃA:
In the space of five days we've

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arrested 2,059 individuals from
94 different countries.

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These are the worst of the worst
criminals . At least 1,013 of these

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individuals had multiple criminal
convictions. Because of their serious

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criminal histories and prior immigration
arrest records at least 163 of those

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arrested during this enforcement action
were presented to the United States

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attorneys for prosecution on a variety of
charges all across the country including

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illegal reentry after deportation,
a felony which is punishable up to

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twenty years in prison.
We are a Nation with a proud history of

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immigration, but if you come here
unlawfully and you turn to crime,

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a different reception awaits you:
arrest, detention and removal.