Concerns for undocumented as deportations skyrocket

By Brian Fitzpatrick

An immigration enforcement surge by ICE, using programs like the controversial 'Secure Communities', means many Irish undocumented are often in greater peril than they think.Concerns have been raised that recent Obama administration immigration efforts put many undocumented Irish people in more danger of deportation than ever before, with a record 393,000 people deported last year, up a quarter on the figure from 2007.

Though the administration denies that any quotas are being set, saying it is merely “prioritizing the removal of criminal aliens that threaten public and national security,â€