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While the total number of legal immigrants has nearly doubled since the 1980s. Both the number of
annual removal proceedings and immigration-related criminal prosecutions have increased significantly since 1984.
After September 11, immigration prosecutions
increased continually, reaching their highest point in fiscal year 2013 at nearly 100,000 prosecutions.
Additionally, immigration prosecutions now make up the largest single category of federal prosecutions per month.......[citing TRAC research].
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