Thread: U.S. to Speed Deportation of Criminals in Jail

U.S. to Speed Deportation of Criminals in Jail

By JULIA PRESTON

Federal authorities expect to identify and deport more than 200,000 immigrants this year who are convicted criminals serving time in prisons and jails across the country, the country’s top federal immigration enforcement official said Monday.

The effort to speed the deportation of foreign-born criminals is part of a campaign by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency to help federal and state prisons reduce the costs of housing immigrants, the official, Julie L. Myers, assistant secretary of homeland security and head of the agency, said in an interview.

In 2007, Ms. Myers said, the agency, known as ICE, brought formal immigration charges against 164,000 immigrants who are behind bars nationwide for crimes committed in this country. Many of those immigrants are still in the United States and are also slated for deportation this year, she said. By comparison, in 2006, the agency identified 64,000 immigrants behind bars, most of whom were deported.

The big increase in deportations will place “a significant burden,â€

I saw Julie Myers on FOX News today talking about the plan to increase deportations. E. D. Hill asked her about the man who had been deported twice and came back. She also asked about the employer enforcements and their results and if employers were getting on board to make sure they hire legally.

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