US: More Immigrants Arrested, Fewer Deported Under Trump

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05-17-2017, 02:48 PM
JohnDoe2

US: More Immigrants Arrested, Fewer Deported Under Trump

US: More Immigrants Arrested, Fewer Deported Under Trump

by Amy Taxin AP | May 17, 2017 10:24 a.m.

The number of people arrested by immigration agents in the early months of the Trump administration increased dramatically and is up nearly 40 percent compared to last year.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says agents arrested 41,300 immigrants suspected of being in the country illegally during a 100-day period from Jan. 22 to April 29.

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The agency said Wednesday that 30,000 immigrants were arrested in a comparable period in 2016.

The figures show that arrests of immigrants with no criminal convictions more than doubled.

The number of people deported from the U.S. has declined under President Donald Trump.

Most of those arrested had criminal convictions but one in four arrested immigrants did not.

Trump signed his executive orders to boost deportations January 25.

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05-17-2017, 04:50 PM
Judy

Got to get the numbers up!!
05-17-2017, 08:24 PM
JohnDoe2

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05-17-2017, 11:40 PM
MW

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The number of people deported from the U.S. has declined under President Donald Trump.

How can that be?
05-17-2017, 11:47 PM
JohnDoe2

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Originally Posted by MW

How can that be?

They arrest them, lock 'em up and don't deport them.
05-18-2017, 10:55 AM
MW

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Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

They arrest them, lock 'em up and don't deport them.

That is obvious, but why? Is it because of a shortage of immigration judges or is it something else? I thought the system was being set up to pump them out of here faster. Oh well, we'll see how much the numbers change over the next several months.
05-18-2017, 11:00 AM
MW

Okay, now I understand. Found this on one of the other post:

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ICE arrests increased even as deportations declined by 12 percent, to 56,315. Vaughan said that is due to a steep decline in the number of people caught by Border Patrol agents and handed over to ICE for processing. The overall number of illegal border crossings has plummeted since Trump took office.

It would appear deportations are down because border apprehensions are down. Obama started the policy of counting those turned back at the border as deportations. He was the first President to ever do this. Okay, now my curiosity is satisfied.
05-18-2017, 12:06 PM
JohnDoe2

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Originally Posted by MW

That is obvious, but why? Is it because of a shortage of immigration judges or is it something else? I thought the system was being set up to pump them out of here faster. Oh well, we'll see how much the numbers change over the next several months.

They have to fill up all of the private prisons that rent space to I.C.E. so the people who own them can makes lots of money. If they deport them right away they don't make as much money.
05-18-2017, 01:05 PM
MW

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Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

They have to fill up all of the private prisons that rent space to I.C.E. so the people who own them can makes lots of money. If they deport them right away they don't make as much money.

You're entitled to your own speculations and opinions. However, in this case, think I'll stick with my own opinion that fewer numbers apprehended at the border means fewer to count as deportations. :)