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Maria Villarroel

Immigrant 'Criminals' Trump Wants to Deport Only Make Up Tiny Fraction of Migrants in US, Analysis Found

Trump has vowed to carry out the largest mass deportation operation, starting by ejecting criminals. But they only make up a tiny group of the demographic. (Credit: Getty Images)

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to begin what he has described as the largest deportation operation in "American history" by ejecting undocumented migrants with a criminal history. But those who fit this criteria only make up a small fraction of the migrant population, a new analysis showed.

Less than 0.5% of the 1.8 million cases in immigration courts during the past fiscal year— involving about 8,400 people— included deportation orders for alleged crimes other than entering the U.S. illegally, an Axios review of government data found.

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