nt in history.
Approximately 1.57 million and 1.49 million immigrants were removed in the fiscal years of Obama’s first and second presidencies respectively.
Between 2009 and 2016, this amounts to over 3 million immigration orders; without including “self-deportations” and other border returns.
When including all repatriations, 5.24 million immigrants were removed or returned in those years.
The Obama administration placed a particular focus on “threats to national security, border security and public safety” by targeting convicted criminals. In 2015, for example, 91 percent of people removed by deportation orders had criminal convictions.
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The backlog of immigration cases sits at 4.3 million, according to the latest figures from the Citizenship and Immigration Services in September. Federal court systems hear immigration cases where a judge can order someone’s removal.
Of those, the backlog of cases seeking asylum has reached 1.1 million in 2024, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse. For asylum seekers, the processing time is typically around six months; although some wait far longer for a decision, even 10 years.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-deportation-numbers-obama-biden-b2649257.html
Nov 19, 2024