Newly collected data shows that deportation officers are removing significantly fewer illegal immigrants (including convicted felons) from the United States under the Biden-Harris administration than under the Trump administration. revealed.
In the first three fiscal years of the Biden-Harris administration, there were a total of 273,708 deportations of illegal immigrants, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other federal deportations, according to data compiled by the Bureau of National Statistics. It also includes deportations from immigration officials. Immigration and Checkpoints Center (NICE). This number represents a significant decrease from the 749,462 evictions in the first three fiscal years of the Trump administration. (Related: ‘Grave concerns’: UN refugee agency says US border rules are too strict)
The sharp decline in deportations was correlated with a decline in deportations of criminal migrants, according to NICE data. In the first three fiscal years of the Trump administration, there were 423,102 deportations of criminal aliens, but during the same period under the current administration, that number dropped to 134,617.
“Overall, deportations of convicted criminal aliens have fallen by 74%, completely undermining Kamala Harris’ claim that ICE has simply increased its focus on criminal aliens. ” said the NICE report. “In fact, her policies have allowed most illegal aliens to remain in the country indefinitely, even those who have committed crimes.”
Los Angeles, California – September 8: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrest an illegal immigrant with a criminal record during an early morning search of his home on Thursday, September 8, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Irrfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
“So instead of working to expedite the removal of hundreds of thousands of criminal aliens with convictions or pending charges, Harris and his minions [Homeland Security Secretary] Alejandro Mayorkas has made it difficult for ICE agents to even arrest him,” the report continued.
The decline in deportations under the current administration occurred despite a significant increase in migrant encounters along the border.
In the first three years of the Trump administration, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers encountered a total of 2,313,103 migrants, according to NICE data. That number increased to 7,924,245 during the first three years of the Biden-Harris administration.
“Under President Trump, ICE removed illegal aliens at a rate of 32% of total encounters,” the report states. “Under Biden and Harris, ICE has removed aliens in just 3.5% of total encounters.”
The report said the decline in deportations was the result of a sharp decline in the number of arrests of convicted criminal immigrants. In the first three fiscal years of the Trump administration, ICE arrested 302,984 convicted felons, compared to 12 arrests during the same period under the current administration. The number of people decreased to 6,410.
“The current number of ICE arrests (both criminals and immigration offenders) is a fraction of what it was under President Trump, and staffing levels remain flat,” NICE said. “This is a continuing endorsement by Kamala Harris and agency officials that ICE does not have the staff to arrest more illegal aliens and can only arrest specific criminals as defined in anti-enforcement policy memos. This further illustrates the false beliefs that exist.
Opinion polls show that former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are in a close race in the 2024 presidential election, with immigration being the top issue among voters.
Despite her longstanding opposition to immigration enforcement measures, Harris has moved to the right on border security issues since becoming her party’s presidential nominee. Democratic candidates now say they support impacts on illegal immigrants, and during visits to border towns. tighten Regarding asylum restrictions.
The White House did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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