Rep. Krista Knudsen, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, published a series of tweets on January 20, 2026, highlighting criminal convictions of undocumented immigrants from the Marshall Islands, Iran, and Thailand.
In her first post on January 20, 2026, Knudsen wrote: “A criminal illegal alien from the Marshall Islands with24 CONVICTIONS including assault causing bodily injury, domestic abuse, public nudity, theft, interference with official acts, public intoxication, trespassing.”
Her second tweet on the same day stated: “A criminal illegal alien from Iran, convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in Minneapolis, where he was sentenced to 15 months in prison. He is a former member of off the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) with admitted connections to Hezbollah.”
In a third message posted moments later on January 20, 2026, Knudsen wrote: “A criminal illegal alien from Thailand convicted ofdomestic assault and pled guilty to terroristic threats and violation of a protection order. He was also charged with arson, peeping tom, obstructing police, trespassing, assault, drug possession, and property damage.”
Knudsen’s posts come amid ongoing national debate about immigration enforcement and public safety concerns related to non-citizens who have been convicted of crimes. The referenced cases involve multiple convictions for violent and non-violent offenses.