The Trump administration attributes the US's historic homicide decline to increased immigration enforcement, a claim Vice-President JD Vance and conservative allies have repeated ahead of midterms. Experts say no data links deportations to lower crime, noting the homicide drop began in 2023 under Joe Biden and that research shows no relationship between immigrants and homicide rates.
Trump Credits Deportations for Crime Drop; Experts Disagree
Source: theguardian.com