On October 6, 2010, Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") announced that it had deported more people in fiscal year 2010 than in any year in history. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and ICE Director John Morton announced that they had deported 392,000 people. According to ICE, more than 195,000 of the people deported had been convicted of some crime.
While those who see enforcement as the only important policy piece of our immigration system will likely be happy to see the record numbers, one has to wonder whether the immigration court staff is growing at an similar rate in order to ensure that all are afforded full and meaningful due process before being removed.
To see the ICE announcement, click here.
For a New York Times article on the record numbers, click here.
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