U.S. Deportations in Fiscal 2014 Lowest Since Obama Took Office

WALL STREET JOURNAL: The Obama administration deported 315,943 people in the year that ended Sept. 30, a 14% drop from the previous year, said a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement representative. The 2014 total represents the second consecutive year in which removals have declined. In fiscal 2013, the administration removed 368,644 foreigners…

Congress is funded to remove 400,000 individuals each year. The last time removals hit that figure was in fiscal 2012, when 409,849 immigrants were deported…

Even with a decline, the 2014 figure brings the total number of foreigners deported under Mr. Obama to more than two million, surpassing any other president… (more)

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