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Immigration Arrests Up 156% For Those With No Criminal Record; 38% Nationwide
This White House has issued executive orders related to enhanced immigration enforcement and its Department of Justice has instructed staff to act as aggressively as possible. Several prior Smart Dissent stories will get you up to speed:
- ATTORNEY GENERAL JEFF SESSIONS Tells Prosecutors to Jail and Deport as Many Immigrants as Possible
- DHS Officials Confirm Plan to Increase Deportation Force
- Immigration Authorities Currently Conducting Massive, Nationwide Raids in Immigrant Communities
- Immigration Agents Enjoying New Freedom to Deport
The statistics show the depraved results tearing apart families and the fabric of this nation after a mere three months of the destructive new policies.
In the 100 days since Trump signed an executive order to enhance immigration enforcement, the arrests of undocumented immigrants is up 38% from the same time period in 2016, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement data released [May 17th]. ICE agents have been able to arrest more non-criminals due to an executive order Trump signed on Jan. 25. In that order, the president expanded the pool of undocumented immigrants considered "priorities" for deportation.
...the data show that the biggest jump in arrests involved undocumented immigrants without a criminal record, a 156% increase from last year. Between Jan. 22 and April 29, ICE arrested 10,845 people whose immigration violations were the only marks on their record. That's nearly triple the 4,242 people arrested during the same time period in President Barack Obama's final year in office.
Trump's public comments about going after the most dangerous immigrants were a diversion from his goal: mass deportations.