Everyone on the Texas Department of Public Safety’s “10 Most Wanted Fugitives” list is identified as white, though based on their mugshots, names & gang affiliations, nine out of 10 of them are clearly not white.
(Texas Department of Public Safety)
The “featured fugitive” — Tommy Dale Sells, Jr. — does appear to be Caucasian, but the nine others on the list do not. (RELATED: Report Shows Obama Admin. Lied About Rate That Criminal Immigrants Re-Commit Violent Crimes)
Texas Department of Public Safety
BENJAMIN DOMINGUEZ
RACE: WHITE
GANG AFFILIATIONS: BARRIO AZTECA
WANTED FOR: Indecency with a Child by Exposure, Probation Violation (Original Offenses: Possession of a Controlled Substance; Resisting, Evading or Obstructing an Officer)
Texas Department of Public Safety
RAUL AMBROSIOS JIMENEZ JR.
RACE: WHITE
GANG AFFILIATIONS: TEXAS SYNDICATE
WANTED FOR: Sexual Assault of a Child, Traffic of Person under 18 – Prostitution, Probation Violation (Original Offense: Manufacture/Delivery of Heroin)
Texas Department of Public Safety
JUSTIN LANE SLATTON JR.
RACE: WHITE
GANG AFFILIATIONS: LATIN KINGS
WANTED FOR: Murder (2 Counts) and Burglary of Building
Texas Department of Public Safety
FREDDIE ALANIZ
RACE: WHITE
GANG AFFILIATIONS: N/A
WANTED FOR: Murder, Sexual Assault of a Child, Possession of Marijuana
Texas Department of Public Safety
JOSE FERNANDO BUSTOS-DIAZ
RACE: WHITE
GANG AFFILIATIONS: N/A
WANTED FOR: Flight-Escape (Original Offense: Homicide), Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution
Texas Department of Public Safety
JAMIE GONZALEZ
RACE: WHITE
GANG AFFILIATIONS: N/A
WANTED FOR: Possession of Child Pornography, Unlawful Flight to Avoid Prosecution
Texas Department of Public Safety
ISRAEL AGUIRRE
RACE: WHITE
GANG AFFILIATIONS: N/A
WANTED FOR: Murder
Texas Department of Public Safety
EUSEBIO DELEON
RACE: WHITE
GANG AFFILIATIONS: N/A
WANTED FOR: Murder and Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle
Texas Department of Public Safety
IRIS ILIANA RODRIGUEZ
RACE: WHITE
GANG AFFILIATIONS: N/A
WANTED FOR: Indecency with a Child by Sexual Contact, Indecency with a Child, Unlawful Restraint, Harassment
The “10 Most Wanted Sex Offenders” list featured a similar trend, with 6 of the 10 being listed as white despite having Hispanic names and gang affiliations.
(Texas Department of Public Safety)
Additionally, Reddit user “RedBeorn” noted that though there is not a “Hispanic” category for “perpetrators,” there is a “Hispanic” category for “victims.” (RELATED: Are Black People Targeted By Police? Here’s What The Data Says)
He explained that the Bureau of Justice’s online “Arrest Data Analysis Tool” has individual filters for white, black, Native American and Asian, but “lumps Hispanics with whites.”
On the other hand, the Bureau’s Criminal Victimization Report does in fact include cross-tabulations for Hispanics.
The BOJ operates under the US Department of Justice.