GAO Agrees to Lawmaker Demands for New Illegal Immigrant Crime Data: Source

Illegal immigrants pass through a gap in the United States border wall to await processing by Border Patrol agents in Jacumba, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

New data on the number of crimes being committed inside the country by illegal immigrants amid an escalation of violence, drug overdose deaths, and robberies in cities across the United States is set to be released after pressure from Republican lawmakers.

Last month, House Republicans led by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), claiming that new data was necessary for the American people to understand the widespread consequences of the border crisis.