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Obama’s “Fugitive” Enforcement

By immigrationprof

Federal agents are raiding thousands of homes  under the Obama administration directives that emphasize apprehending dangerous criminals over arresting nonviolent illegal residents. Newly compiled data show that in fiscal year 2009, which ended Sept. 30, the number immigrants with a criminal history arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement fugitive-operations teams doubled, from more than 7,900 in fiscal year 2008 to almost 16,000. The number of non-criminals arrested decreased during the same year, from more than 26,200 to fewer than 19,200. For the full story, click here.

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