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DHS/ICE says 4,561 criminal noncitizens were released by California jurisdictions since January 20

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DHS/ICE's published figures attribute 4,561 releases of criminal noncitizens since January 20 to California jurisdictions not honoring ICE detainers, with the listed offense breakdown.

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On Feb. 6, 2026 the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) published a press release and a letter from Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons urging California officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta, to honor ICE arrest detainers for 33,179 noncitizens currently in California custody. DHS says 4,561 people with active detainers were released since Jan. 20 and provided aggregated counts of alleged offenses (including homicides, assaults, drug and weapons offenses) and named case examples. The letter cites legal precedent on administrative warrants and requests greater cooperation to enable federal removal actions.
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The DHS and ICE press releases dated Feb. 6, 2026 state that “California’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 4,561 criminal illegal aliens since January 20” and list the same offense counts (31 homicides; 661 assaults; 574 burglaries; 184 robberies; 1,489 dangerous drugs offenses; 379 weapons offenses; 234 sexual predatory offenses). The claim exactly matches the figures published on the official DHS and ICE websites. Verdict: True — the quoted numbers and wording appear in the DHS/ICE press release and ICE news release of Feb. 6, 2026.

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  1. Update · Feb 07, 2026, 02:08 AMTrue
    The DHS and ICE press releases dated Feb. 6, 2026 state that “California’s failure to honor ICE detainers has resulted in the release of 4,561 criminal illegal aliens since January 20” and list the same offense counts (31 homicides; 661 assaults; 574 burglaries; 184 robberies; 1,489 dangerous drugs offenses; 379 weapons offenses; 234 sexual predatory offenses). The claim exactly matches the figures published on the official DHS and ICE websites. Verdict: True — the quoted numbers and wording appear in the DHS/ICE press release and ICE news release of Feb. 6, 2026.
  2. Original article · Feb 06, 2026
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