
The federal government is spending an average of $18,225 to prosecute and remove each undocumented immigrant. This figure was confirmed by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin during a recent appearance on Fox News.
According to The Daily Beast, Mullin explained that legal requirements are a big reason for the high cost, saying, “Because of the way the laws are written and the way they can claim asylum, we have to provide the attorney for the individuals, the way that they clog up our judicial system. And then we have to pay to deport the individual.”