NEW ORLEANS, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release:

Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S.

WASHINGTON -- Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens convicted for heinous crimes, including negligent homicide,lewd or lascivious acts with a child,possessionofchild pornography,attempted sodomy on a child,and conspiracy to traffic firearms.

"Yesterday, the brave men and women of ICE risked their lives to arrest illegal criminal aliens convicted forhomicide, lewd acts with children, possessing child pornography, attempted sodomy on a child,andconspiring to traffic fir...