Leavitt on offense at first briefing, stressing Trump will deport 'heinous' illegal immigrant criminals
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Leavitt said that the Trump administration is removing "heinous individuals" from American communities every day to crack down on illegal immigration.
Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House.
Specifically, Leavitt pointed to recent arrests that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has conducted in January, including arresting a Honduras citizen convicted of rape and a Dominican Republic citizen with a criminal conviction for second degree murder.
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