Pinal County, Arizona, Sheriff Mark Lamb argued that the United States has told illegal immigrants that they will not be held accountable, including those convicted of homicide, through its handling of illegal immigration.

Recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement data found that there are over 13,000 illegal immigrants living in the U.S. outside of ICE detention. Lamb argued that those data underscore “just how severe” the issue is, adding that the country owes its residents to “do a better job” and that those immigrants should never have been allowed into the U.S. to begin with.