The head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement told a Texas border lawmaker this week that 435,000 undocumented migrants with criminal convictions have been released by the agency on its non-detained docket (NDD) to cities within the United States.

In a letter sent to Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales, the director said that a staggering 662,566 noncitizens with criminal histories, either convicted or with charges pending, have been caught and released into the United States on ICE’s national docket.

Hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants with criminal convictions have been released into the US by immigration authorities, according to new figures.

Hundreds of thousands of migrants with criminal convictions are on ICE's non-detained docket, said its deputy director.

US Vice-President Kamala Harris has made a rare trip to the US-Mexico border as she seeks to blunt Republican attacks on immigration. Harris, who last visited the border in 2021, accused Donald Trump of being focused on "scapegoating instead of solutions" and "rhetoric instead of results".

The Democratic nominee proposes stricter rules than President Biden has, as Donald Trump highlights her past liberal positions.