As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record

Crime Prevention Research Center

Over the past two weeks, I published several op-eds. In The Federalist, I argued that “As Deportations Rise, The U.S. Is On Track For The Lowest Murder Rate On Record.” While FBI director Kash Patel attributed the drop in murders to “letting cops be cops”—by relocating FBI agents out of Washington, D.C., and rolling back the Biden administration’s DEI mandates on law enforcement—I suggested another key factor: the Trump administration’s deportation of criminal illegal immigrants. Deporting these individuals not only removes criminals from communities, but also sends a message. Those who haven’t been caught are more likely to lay low to avoid arrest and deportation. I appeared on Steve Bannon's WarRoom as well as Lars Larson's national radio show to discuss this op-ed.

In another piece for Real Clear Policy, I exposed the weak arguments Democrats used to oppose changes to suppressor regulations in the budget reconciliation bill. They claim that suppressors (which they misleadingly call “silencers”) would increase casualties in mass public shootings, that no law-abiding citizen has legitimate reasons to own one, and that suppressors fully silence firearms—claims that data and basic acoustics easily refute.

For the Washington Times, I wrote on how illegal aliens contribute to crime, responding to extremely flawed claims by the CATO Institute. CATO argues that illegal aliens commit crimes at lower rates than native-born Americans, but they base this claim on the American Community Survey—data that systematically undercounts illegal aliens and skews their conclusions. A number of interviews discussed the high rate of illegals committing crime, including Bill Cunningham's national radio show, Vicki McKenna's Show covering Wisconsin, and Dallas' KSKY.

I recently discussed my article on the Biden administration’s push for DEI-based hiring and promotions in police and fire departments on Real America's Voice with Grant Stinchfield and Connecticut's WJJF-FM. I also joined Philadelphia's WPHT and Armed American Radio to break down our analysis of the Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in the Mexico's lawsuit against Smith & Wesson. While the Court struck down the case, I explained how it left a major loophole open for similar future lawsuits.

Several other stories made headlines this week. In Michigan, two volunteer church members stopped what could have been a mass public shooting. The media continues to mislabel them as “security guards,” though they were just regular congregants carrying firearms as part of a volunteer security detail. One of them put it plainly: “You are your own first responder.” The percent of the adult Jewish population able to carry guns in public has increased from about 2.7% on October 7th, 2023 to 7.72% today. It is too bad some Israelis weren't carrying at the concert on October 7th.

Meanwhile, reports have emerged that during the 2020 election, China created fake driver’s licenses and printed mail-in ballots for non-citizen Chinese nationals in the U.S. to boost Biden’s chances in swing states. Although the FBI found 20,000 fake IDs, Director Christopher Wray allegedly ordered other government agencies to destroy the files tied to the incident.

Given that the Senate parliamentarian ruled that the Hearing Protection Act and the SHORT Act didn't pass the Senate's Byrd Rule for the budget reconciliation bill, here is an explanation for why they should meet that standard.

Next week, I’ll travel to Brazil and Argentina for nearly two weeks to give a series of talks—but I’ll keep preparing and sharing content in the meantime.

Yesterday, I drove to Scottsdale, Arizona to give a talk.

Our research has garnered attention in a couple of articles in The New York Sun, as well as in the National Police Association, Instapundit, and other outlets.

We have updated our list of defensive gun uses by people legally carrying concealed handguns for January 2025.

If you haven’t already seen it, please watch our new video with John Stossel, which covers our new research showing errors in the FBI’s active shooting reports.

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