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The pace of deportations from the United States has increased by 50% compared to the highest point of the Trump administration in 2019, according to a new report.
The study, conducted by Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), shows that U.S. immigration judges have ordered a little less than 137,000 deportations in the first six months of fiscal year 2024, which started in October 2023.
Moreover, about half a million people have been deported by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol authorities during that period.
The increase in removal orders coincides with the expansion of the ranks of immigration judges during the current administration," reads a passage of the report.
The largest amount of deportation orders were issued to immigrants residing in New York City, with just under 11,000. Texas' Harris County and Los Angeles followed suit with over 8,000 and almost 6,000, respectively.
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