NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:

80% of Americans support our commonsense efforts to deport criminal illegals from our communities

WASHINGTON - United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the deportations of criminal illegal aliens, including those convicted for murder, sexual assault, kidnapping,and robbery.

"Every day, ICE is deporting criminal illegal aliens who never should have been in our country in the first place,"said a DHS Spokesperson. "Just last week, ICE deportedmurderers, sexual assailants, kidnappers,and robbers. It's common sense: when you deport criminals, our country becomes safer. That's why80% of Americans support our efforts...