Only One Fourth of New Immigration Court Cases Involve Mexicans, Women and Children Make Up 35 Percent of All New Proceedings
TRAC Immigration reports that the number of individuals from Mexico whose removal is sought by the Department of Homeland Security continues to steadily decrease. In fact, the count of proceedings involving Mexicans peaked in FY 2009 and has dropped nearly every year since then.
Top Ten Nationalities for New Immigration Court Proceedings, FY 2016
1 Mexico 15,821 25%
2 El Salvador 14,512 23%
3 Guatemala 11,091 17%
4 Honduras 7,764 12%
5 China 1,830 3%
6 India 1,791 3%
7 Ecuador 1,155 2%
8 Dominican Republic 595 1%
9 Brazil 503 1%
10 Bangladesh 393 1%
Filings recorded from October 2015 – February 2016.
So far this fiscal year only one in four filings (25%) involve individuals from Mexico. With 15,821 new proceedings so far this fiscal year, this is still the largest nationality group represented in Immigration Court proceedings. Not far behind is a growing number of cases involving those from El Salvador, currently numbering 14,512. In third place are 11,091 new filings involving individuals from Guatemala.
KJ