. >>> we are joined by texas republican congressman tony gonzales.ongressman, thank you so much for being with us here in washington. you represent a border district. you heard what camilo just reported. let's put numbers up on the screen so people know what we're t talking about. all year long, the number of migrant encounters along the southern border was hovering around 200,000 a month. then, this executive order went into place in early june. those numbers plunged to 100,000 in july. they were cut in half. are you ready to call this move a success? >> nancy, it's great to be here. i represent half of the southern border. i was on the border on friday. what i can tell you, is things are getting worse. let me give you an example. in the new mexico area, to date, there's been 100 illegal immigrants that have perished. every part of the border is different. parts of my district, it takes you three days through the desert to make it to the border. in the new mexico area, it takes one hour. how is people dying in one hour? the criminal organizations ar

just sent to texas congressman tony gonzales, on i.c.e.'ained docket, they are currently tracking 425,000 noncitizens who have been convicted of a crime. of that number, over 13,000 noncitizens have convictions for homicide and are on the nondetained docket, meaning they are roaming the country right now. on top of that, there are another 15,811 noncitizens convicted of sexual assault who are roaming the country right now on i.c.e.'s nondetained docket. it doesn't stop there. those are convictions. the i.c.e. director also says there are currently just under 1900 noncitizens on the nondetained docket who have pending homicide charges, who are roaming the country, and another 4,250 noncitizens who have pending sexual assault charges who are roaming the country on the nondetained docket. the people's eyes maybe glazing over right now with all the numbers we just threw at you. just to put in a nutshell, what we have learned from the acting i.c.e. director via this letter to congressman tony gonzales, right now there are over 13,000 illegal ali

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director detects an republican congressman tony gonzales.ling migrants convicted of murder and rape were convicted at the border and then released into the country. >> sandra: migrant crime and major concern in border communities like texas where leaders are bolstering their efforts to stop the violent venezuelan gang tren de agua. we had live coverage on all of it. arizona sheriff mark lam and texas republican congressman tony gonzales will join us in moments. >> john: but we begin with brooke taylor, live in el paso, texas. brooke? >> john, when you hear the gang, 1130s will connect it to here in el paso because we are seeing more venezuelans cross the border here than anywhere else. that is according to cbp data. i sat down with the district attorney here in el paso and he says what they are seeing is the suspected tda gang members moving into other states once across the border here. but this new trend he says is a lot of the suspected gang members will then cross back into el paso. some of the prime examples we are seeing here is the ga

tony gonzales is a texas congressman and he joins me now. uh-oh, congressman good morning to you.n kirby saying four veterans. they all might be republicans. one of them was congressman cory mills so we don't need to respond to this. >> good morning, carley, thank you for having me. i will tell you what, i served in afghanistan. i served five years in afghanistan before i retired as a master chief years later i also attended earlier this week the congressional gold medal ceremony and, you know, met with the 13 americans that were killed at abbey gate and their families. and it was painful. so to dismiss something like that in an email as if it is just a few people, clearly they are disconnected. anyone who served in afghanistan, it is painful to this day. absolutely wrong. should not treat the families that way. they should not treat veterans that way. show a little decency and show a little respect. >> carley: no doubt. so glad those 13 who died were posthumously given that award this week. you were there. i'm sure it was reflective and powerful moment to watch their families rec

but dhs says they're being misinterpreted it came to light after republican texas congressman tony gonzales asked eyes how many illegal immigrants are in the country facing criminal conviction or charges that are not in their custody visits with information return 13000 aliens convicted of homicide, 15000 convicted of sexual assault appear on ice non- detained list meaning it could be roaming the country freely, overall the data shows 425,431 convicted criminals not in detention with an additional 222,000 facing petty criminal charges, dhs is the data in the letter is being misinterpreted it goes back decades and includes individuals who enter the country over the past 40 years or more the vast majority who custody determination was made long before this a administration it also includes many who are under the jurisdiction are currently incarcerated by federal, state or local law personal partners, however, they did not provide any data to break down that claim former president trump shot back at vp harris this weekend who asserted she will be the one to secure the border. >> kamala harris,

letter to texas congressman tony gonzales, the acting ice director reveals there is more than 13,000on-citizens with homicide convictions in nearly 16,000 non-citizens with rape and sexual assault convictions who are roaming the united states as part of ice's non-detained docket. that docket is made up of illegal immigrants who have been cut and released at the border pending future court dates as well as illegal immigrants who have already been ordered deported by immigration judge but are still in the u.s. out of federal custody. >> my stomach turned, you know, my heart sank to see the numbers on paper. it just goes to show how real this threat is. >> harris' previously supported decriminalizing illegal crossings and giving taxpayer funded healthcare to illegal immigrants. she called the border wall a vanity project and pledged to end the use of ice detainers. now she has walked back some of her prior positions, and says she would immediately sign the bipartisan border deal. she is expected to accuse trump of killing that deal when she speaks tonight. the former president said toda

coming hours after new data from immigration and customs enforcement was shared by texas republican tony gonzales. the new i stayed a revealing there are more than 425,000 migrants with criminal histories, both felonies and misdemeanors that are not currently detained by ice of those. there are about 13,000 homicide convictions and nearly 16,000 for assault. >> though, the timeframe of those convictions and entry into the u.s. are unclear. >> according to news nation's decision desk polling from earlier this year, 30% of americans rank immigration as the top issue in the united states today. trailing only inflation. new polling shows a majority of voters say trump handles border security and immigration better than harris. >> that was alina shirazi meantime, former president donald trump held a rally in the battleground state of wisconsin. it was moved indoors at the last minute because of security and secret service staffing concerns. trump mostly focused his attacks on harris, her visit to the border included levy. dean is in wisconsin following the trump campaign. but trump's focus today all a

congressman tony gonzales thank you for your time. i know you are the baseball correspondent but i'm going to take that 48th inching closer historic 50/50 season that doesn't mean he wins a lot of 50/50s at charity events. 11 more games to do it. breaking a sweat quality at bats which is what we do every morning on "fox & friends first." "fox & friends" right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> brian: i feel like we never left. we're back. fresh outfits, shower. at least three of us have. >> steve: i smelt irish spring. >> brian: absolutely. it's change of pleas. i like to smell irish. 6:00 a.m. on the east coast, wednesday, september 18th and this is "fox & friends." fox news alert. you are not going to believe this. israel reportedly rigged. hezbollah pagers with explosives months ago and sent them off with messages impersonating terror leadership. a live report from tel aviv. speaker mike johnson on that and more. >> ainsley: plus, trump makes his first public appearance second assassination attempt as he rallies new york voters today. and as kamala har

coming hours after new data from immigration and customs enforcement was shared by texas republican tony gonzalese data revealing there are more than 425,000 migrants with criminal histories, both felonies and misdemeanors that are not currently detained by ice of those. there are about 13,000 homicide convictions and nearly 16,000 for assault. >> though, the timeframe of those convictions and entry into the u.s. are unclear. >> according to news nation's decision desk polling from earlier this year, 30% of americans rank immigration as the top issue in the united states today. trailing only inflation. new polling shows a majority of voters say trump handles border security and immigration better than harris. >> you're on reporting for u.s., meantime, former president donald trump held a rally in the battleground state of wisconsin saturday. it was moved indoors at the last minute because of security and secret service staffing concerns. trump largely focused his attacks on vice president harris and her recent visit to the border. maybe dean is in wisconsin following the trump campaign. >> all ab