No Easing On Prosecution of Immigrants -- Cases Up One-Fifth in '09 Under Obama

The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › January 01, 2010

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WASHINGTON - Immigration prosecutions rose to record levels in 2009 as the Obama administration kept up aggressive enforcement that began under President George W. Bush.

Nearly 27,000 people faced serious federal charges relating to immigration in 2009, according to Chief Justice John Roberts' annual year-end report on the judiciary. More than three-fourths were accused of illegally re-entering the United States after having been sent home before.

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No Easing On Prosecution of Immigrants -- Cases Up One-Fifth in '09 Under Obama

Immigration cases increased by about one-fifth over the previous year an...

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