Dems Are Protecting Drug Cartels and Pedos by Calling Them ‘Non-Violent’ [WATCH]

Bill O’Reilly criticized a CBS News report and Democratic lawmakers over claims that only 14% of migrants detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement are violent criminals, arguing the figure is misleading because it excludes a wide range of serious offenses.

During a recent discussion, O’Reilly pushed back on the statistic, which he said originated from a CBS News report.

He contended that the 14% figure fails to account for multiple non-violent crimes that, while not categorized as violent, still pose significant public safety concerns.

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“Democrats are saying just 14% of migrants that have been detained by ICE are violent criminal that is misleading in the extreme. And I don’t know whether Leslie Marshall knows that or not, but she certainly hasn’t done her research now that 14% figure comes from a CBS News report that is totally erroneous. Why? Well, here are the non violent crimes that don’t fall under the 14% drug trafficking in use, DWI, all crimes of theft, all crimes of fraud, in addition child pornography, endangerment and child trafficking are not considered violent crimes, he said.

O’Reilly continued, “We told you yesterday that Honduran migrants control the entire drug traffic in San Francisco and parts of Oakland, California, they wouldn’t be subject to ICE detention because selling heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, not violent crimes, according to Democrats, not violent, nope, sell the fentanyl. Guys, nah, it’s not violent. See what the fraud is. You see what the big lie is.”

O’Reilly argued that categorizing only certain offenses as violent creates a narrow picture of the broader criminal activity tied to some detainees.

He specifically listed drug trafficking, driving while intoxicated, theft, fraud, child pornography, endangerment, and child trafficking as crimes that are excluded from the 14% calculation because they are not formally defined as violent offenses.

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According to O’Reilly, the exclusion of those crimes distorts the public’s understanding of who is being detained by ICE.

He referenced prior reporting that he said showed Honduran migrants controlling drug trafficking operations in San Francisco and parts of Oakland, California.

He asserted that those involved in distributing heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl would not fall within the 14% figure cited by Democrats because such offenses are not classified as violent crimes.

O’Reilly described the reliance on the 14% statistic as deceptive, maintaining that it fails to capture the full scope of criminal conduct beyond acts categorized as violent.

He also questioned whether media commentators citing the number had examined the underlying data in detail.

The CBS News report referenced in O’Reilly’s remarks has been cited by Democrats in discussions about immigration enforcement and ICE detention priorities.

The 14% figure has been used to argue that a relatively small share of detained migrants have committed violent crimes.

O’Reilly’s criticism centers on how violent crime is defined and whether excluding other serious offenses presents an incomplete picture of ICE detainees’ criminal records.

He characterized the interpretation of the statistic as a “big lie,” arguing that it omits offenses he believes should factor into public debate over immigration enforcement and community safety.

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