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\"Deportations<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

The Obama administration deported a record 438,421 unauthorized immigrants in fiscal year 2013, continuing a streak of stepped up enforcement that has resulted in more than 2 million deportations since Obama took office, newly released<\/a> Department of Homeland Security data show.<\/p>\n\n

President Obama today is scheduled to address members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, a group that has recently criticized<\/a> the president on immigration. Last month, the caucus urged the president<\/a> to take executive action on immigration by extending deportation relief to certain groups of unauthorized immigrants, such as parents of U.S.-born children.\u00a0Some immigrant advocates have dubbed Obama the \u201cdeporter in chief\u201d<\/a> over the fact that his administration has deported about as many immigrants in five years as the George W. Bush administration deported in eight years.<\/p>\n\n

During his speech, Obama is expected<\/a> to reiterate his pledge to make changes to immigration policy on his own, something he said he will do after <\/a>the November midterm elections.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

The record number of deportations comes even as 580,946 young<\/a> unauthorized immigrants have received relief from deportation and work permits since 2012 under a policy called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.<\/p>\n\n

In Pew Research Center surveys, Hispanics have expressed disapproval of the growing number of deportations during the Obama administration. Six-in-ten Hispanic adults<\/a> in February said the increased number of deportations of unauthorized immigrants is a \u201cbad thing,\u201d while the U.S. general public was divided on the issue. And while 89% of Hispanics<\/a>\u00a0in 2013 said they support a pathway to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants who meet certain requirements, a majority (55%) said deportation relief<\/a> is more important than a pathway to citizenship for this population.<\/p>\n\n

Most of the growth in the number of deported immigrants has come from those deported for reasons other than a criminal conviction. In 2013, 240,000 deported immigrants did not have a previous criminal conviction, up from 218,000 in 2012. Meanwhile, the number of deportations of those with<\/em> a criminal conviction has stalled at around 200,000 for the past two fiscal years.<\/p>\n\n

One distinct feature of the record number of deportations is the increasing share of deportations by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after border apprehension. In 2013, 25% of all deportations were carried out by the agency, up from 17% in 2012. Meanwhile, the number of deportations carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which deports people caught both at the border and the interior of the country, fell in 2013<\/a> compared with 2012.<\/p>\n\n

Another change is that in 2013, a record 363,000 (83%) of deportations were carried out without appearing before a judge \u2013 either through an order issued by an enforcement agent (called expedited removal) or by using a previous order of deportation (called reinstatement of final orders). This is due to a 2005 shift in policy<\/a> that has increased the likelihood of being deported after apprehension.<\/p>\n\n

This rise in the number of deportations also coincides with stalled growth of the U.S. unauthorized immigrant<\/a> population since 2009, and a more recent rise in the number of apprehensions<\/a> at the U.S.-Mexico border. In 2013, there were 414,000 apprehensions at the southwest border, a rise of 27% over 2011 (the most recent low in apprehensions).<\/p>\n\n

Also, a new shift in migration patterns emerged over the last two years: more Central American<\/a> immigrants and unaccompanied children<\/a> crossing the border. These trends have led to an increase in apprehensions<\/a> at the U.S.-Mexico border. On the other hand, the number of Mexican immigrants apprehended at the border and the interior has continued to decline from a high of 1.1 million in 2005<\/a> to 425,000 in 2013<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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