The United States Department of Homeland Security announced on July 31 that crime rates have reached historic lows across the country, coinciding with the deportation of individuals identified as criminal illegal aliens.
Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis said, “President Trump promised to make America safe again, and he has done just that. Crime has fallen to record lows under the Trump Administration, including murders on pace to drop to the lowest level in 126 years. It’s no surprise that this drop in crime coincides with deportations of dangerous criminal illegal aliens. It is common sense. When you remove criminals from the country, crime rates fall.”
According to DHS data for the first half of 2026 compared to the same period last year, homicides are down 18 percent and are on pace for their lowest level in at least 126 years. Carjackings have decreased by 47 percent, motor vehicle thefts by 20 percent, robberies by 17 percent, and residential burglaries by 13 percent.
The department highlighted several recent deportations involving individuals with criminal histories including homicide, assault, burglary, drug trafficking and gang affiliations. Among those listed were Melvin Mauricio Valencia Gil from El Salvador; Hoa Van Tran from Vietnam; Hector Lopez Mendoza from Mexico; Olegario Ramirez from Mexico; Michael Fernando Robaya Pulido from Colombia; Joseph Gustavo Vega Ramirez from Costa Rica; Marcus Aurelio Silva Corea from Nicaragua; Miguel Ozuna Soler from the Dominican Republic; Jared Adonay Cruz-Rivera from Honduras; Bulmaro Rendon-Ramos from Mexico; Nammoun Khampanya from Laos; Diego Alexander Galeano Paz from Mexico; Sang Tran from Vietnam; Marc James Guerrier Pinard from Haiti; Jose Antonio Lopez Gomez from Mexico; Luis Alberto Araujo-Montellano from Mexico; Abin Lester Cordova-Rodriguez from Guatemala; Omar Loaces Gonzalez from Cuba; Anndy Ruben Lobo Tabora from Honduras; and Raudy Corniel Paulino Diaz from the Dominican Republic.
These individuals had convictions or arrests for crimes such as homicide, armed carjacking, vehicle thefts, robbery and other offenses. The statement concluded without providing additional information about future enforcement plans.