: a known record of having been arrested in the past for committing a crime
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The defense cited Handal’s family ties, lack of a prior criminal record and medical problems.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2026 Of the tens of thousands of people currently in ICE detention, around 70% have no criminal record.—
Jasmine Garsd,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2026 And like him, the vast majority of those arrested during the blitz had no criminal record.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Sep. 2026 His enforcement efforts have gone too far, and half of the 50,000 people detained in July had no criminal record.—CBS News,
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