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Immigration news: Record number of deportations in 2012; ICE ends local law-enforcement collaboration

23 percent of deportations in past two years involve parents of U.S. citizen children

Monday, Dec. 24, 2012 | 11:56 a.m.

Record deportations in 2012: Officials from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Friday that 409,849 immigrants were deported in fiscal 2012, a record number that follows several years of record deportations under President Barack Obama’s administration. Deportations are up 3 percent from last year, when the previous record was set with 396,906 removals. The publication Colorlines recently released the results of a Freedom of Information Act request looking into the deportation of immigrants who have U.S. citizen children. Between July 1, 2010, and Sept. 31, 2012, approximately 23 percent of all deportations, 204,810, involved the parents of citizen children. Portion ...

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By Warrior

Dec. 24, 2012

5:07 p.m.

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A record number of illegals are leaving on their own in search of a better life, imagine that!
By chuck333

Dec. 25, 2012

6:44 a.m.

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"Until the causes of the deportations like secure communities, 287g, and other failed programs are abolished, the ICE reforms will be of limited impact in the lives of immigrants in this country.

Failed programs? I thought I just read how succesful they've been with the number of deportations rising.
By Jackpot

Dec. 25, 2012

8:59 a.m.

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Interesting that an article like this does not appear until after the election.