US deportations targeting more people with no crime records
SAN DIEGO — People arrested by deportation officers increasingly have no criminal backgrounds, according to figures released Friday, reflecting the Trump administration’s commitment to cast a wider net.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said 65 per cent of arrests from October to December were criminals, compared to 82 per cent during the final full three months of the Obama administration.
Looked at another way, arrests of criminals jumped 14 per cent to 25,626 from 22,484, but arrests of non-criminals nearly tripled to 13,548 from 4,918.
Overall, there were 39,174 deportation arrests from October to December, up from 27,402 during the final full three months of the Obama administration. The 43 per cent surge is consistent with trends since Trump took office and dramatically increased enforcement.