Obama Administration Deports More Non-Criminals Thanks To Secure Communities Program

huffingtonpost.com
By Ryan Gabrielson
Posted: 12/ 7/11 11:39 AM ET

The number of people facing deportation because of criminal charges has declined steadily the past three fiscal years, according to data released by the U.S. Justice Department.

Instead, in California and beyond, a growing number are accused only of entering the United States without permission.

The Obama administration has pledged to focus its immigration enforcement on “criminal aliens,â€