“While the number of deportations has surged in 2026—up 25% from the same time last year—the actual number of those targeting alleged criminals is less than 2%.”
“data from Syracuse University show that only about 6,500 of the 360,658 new deportation cases filed in courts through May of this year targeted criminals.”
“And of the 60,311 people held in detention as of April, more than 70% of detainees had no criminal convictions and many of those who did had committed minor offenses, like traffic violations, accordi…”
