New data from the Department of Homeland Security show that the Obama Administration is deporting a significantly lower number of illegal aliens in fiscal year 2013 as compared to past years. In the current fiscal year, which started on October 1, 2012, through the end of July, the Administration has deported only 258,608 illegal aliens compared to 320,167 over the same time period the previous year and compared to 344,264 two years ago.
Since boasting its "record number of deportations" in 2009, the Obama Administration has steadily, but significantly, reduced the number of illegal aliens removed from the country each year.
"ICE remains focused on smart and effective immigration enforcement that prioritizes the removal of convicted criminals and recent border entrants," Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson Gillian Christensen said in a statement sent to the Associated Press.
Of the 59,000 Unaccompanied Alien Children who have illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexico border this year, the Administration has only sent 319 back to Central America despite the Administration's claims that newly arrived illegal aliens would not be allowed to remain in the United States.
Last week, Pres. Obama announced that he was delaying plans to expand his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that grants amnesty and work permits to illegal aliens. The new plan would have affected an estimated 5-6 million illegal aliens. It's expected that Pres. Obama will announce his executive amnesty shortly after the midterm elections in November.
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