Deportations drop to lowest level since 2005


NPR: The number of people deported by the federal government decreased in 2015.

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NPR: The number of people deported by the federal government decreased in 2015.

According to new numbers released by the Department of Homeland Security, 235,413 people were deported by ICE in fiscal year 2015. According to the AP, that’s the lowest number recorded by the Obama administration and the lowest number deported since George W. Bush was president.

In a statement, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said the drop in deportations can be mostly explained by two, big factors: The administration is “prioritizing convicted criminals and threats to public safety” and the number of people apprehended trying to cross the border illegally has dropped dramatically to the “second lowest apprehension number since 1972, reflecting a lower level of attempted illegal migration at our borders.”

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