Trump is right, crime is up

Published September 18, 2024 12:01am ET



A key moment in the presidential debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris came after ABC News moderator David Muir asked for details on how Trump would deal with illegal immigrants who had been released into the country by the Biden-Harris administration. 

Trump said he would target migrants who committed crimes, noting that “crime here is up and through the roof.”

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