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August 12, 2010 |
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Obama as a border cop: He's deported record number of illegal immigrants New data suggest that the dramatic rise in deportations for illegal immigrants since 9/11 has continued under President Obama, hitting record levels in 2009.
By Lourdes Medrano
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In 2008 and 2009, for instance, the majority of removals were people who had not been convicted of any crime, according to US
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data. Through Aug. 2, 51 percent of the 294,230 people deported or forced out this fiscal
year were convicted criminals.
The report by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse is based on ICE data. It comes as the Obama administration endures strong criticism from state lawmakers and conservative pundits who say the federal government has done little to clamp down on illegal immigration and to secure the border.
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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
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