In 2013, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released from detention more than 36,000 convicted criminal immigrants into communities all across America. Their charges ranged from sexual assault to homicide.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Obama administration release criminal immigrants because their home countries refuse to take them back. While ICE claims to be working on a system to keep tabs on these criminal immigrants, and DHS has issued new rules for the apprehension and removal of undocumented immigrants, this is not enough.

More than 5,000 of these non-citizens who entered the country illegally have gone on to commit additional crimes. Additionally, ICE has released some criminal aliens at least twice. One such repeat offender was released in Wisconsin.

Action must be taken to make sure that these immigrants who have been convicted of crimes are not allowed to roam free in our communities. They must be properly punished for their crimes and then deported. For the safety of our citizens, the U.S. cannot accept less.