Border crisis diverts ICE from internal raids and deportations

According to new data from Immigration and Customs ServiceICE, deportations remained low in fiscal 2022, But the number of arrests has almost doubled compared to last year, mainly due to an increase in the number of border crossings.

“This fiscal year ICE has focused its enforcement efforts on security threats Security, Homeland Security, Public Safety, and Border Security while maintaining its unique mission of investigating and enforcing more than 400 federal laws that affect homeland security, public safety, and border security,” they said. “And 600 special agents have been sent to the southwestern border and 300 more to international locations to help fight smuggling.”

According to the agency, ICE devoted more time to helping border guards control large numbers of immigrants and asylum seekers., instead of devoting himself to internal arrests and deportations. This year, “ICE made 142,750 arrests in fiscal year 2022, almost double the 74,000 arrests made last fiscal year.”

Only 72,000 people were officially deported in fiscal year 2022.including suspected gang members, terrorists, human rights violators and foreign fugitives, a figure that is above the record low of 59,000 last yearbut this is still a historically low figure.

They also revealed that immigrants and asylum seekers have been expelled to Mexico or their home countries more than 1 million times under Section 42. in fiscal year 2022 with the help of ICE.

Author: Maribel Velasquez
Source: La Opinion

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