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US arrests at border fell while Ice arrests rose during Trump's first eight months
Source: The Guardian
US arrests at border fell while Ice arrests rose during Trump's first eight months
From Trump’s inauguration to the end of September, there was a 40% increase in arrests by Ice – and many of those arrested had deep connections in the US
Amanda Holpuch in New York
Tuesday 5 December 2017 20.26 GMT
US immigration officials on Tuesday said arrests at the border have fallen in Donald Trump’s first eight months in office while rates of people arrested away from the border soared.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) numbers provide the first detailed picture of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, which advocates said seems to be targeting people with deep ties to the US. Advocates are also concerned because the release showed the plight of people fleeing violence in Central America is still severe.
From Trump’s inauguration in January to the end of September, there was a 40% increase in arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice). Because Ice operates in the country’s interior while Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) oversees the border, DHS supervises both agencies.
Clara Long, a senior researcher for the US program at Human Rights Watch, said people arrested in the interior were more likely to have deep connections to the US through family, friends and work.
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From Trump’s inauguration to the end of September, there was a 40% increase in arrests by Ice – and many of those arrested had deep connections in the US
Amanda Holpuch in New York
Tuesday 5 December 2017 20.26 GMT
US immigration officials on Tuesday said arrests at the border have fallen in Donald Trump’s first eight months in office while rates of people arrested away from the border soared.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) numbers provide the first detailed picture of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement, which advocates said seems to be targeting people with deep ties to the US. Advocates are also concerned because the release showed the plight of people fleeing violence in Central America is still severe.
From Trump’s inauguration in January to the end of September, there was a 40% increase in arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice). Because Ice operates in the country’s interior while Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) oversees the border, DHS supervises both agencies.
Clara Long, a senior researcher for the US program at Human Rights Watch, said people arrested in the interior were more likely to have deep connections to the US through family, friends and work.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/05/us-arrests-at-border-fell-while-ice-arrests-rose-during-trumps-first-eight-months
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