Thursday, April 10, 2025

Obama's Deportations Have Been Mostly for Nonviolent Crimes | TIME

Most Immigrants Deported Under Obama Had Thin or No Criminal Record -  Charlotte Alter
  • Most of the 2 million people who have been deported under President Barack Obama were expelled after committing minor infractions, despite Obama’s promise that his administration was targeting immigrants who were threats to the community.
  • The New York Times found in an investigation of government records that two-thirds of immigrants deported from the U.S. since 2008 committed minor traffic violations or had no criminal record at all. Another 20% — about 394,000 people — had a criminal record or faced drug charges...

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