When people come in to claim asylum, yeah, that’s part of the process.
We intentionally made it so they had to cross the border to claim asylum, take them into custody, arrest and deport them if they have criminal records, then release the others following the process for asylum.
10,337 arrested year to date, compared to 15,267 in all of 2023, 12,028 in all of 2022, and 10,763 in 2021.
When people come in to claim asylum, yeah, that’s part of the process.
We intentionally made it so they had to cross the border to claim asylum, take them into custody, arrest and deport them if they have criminal records, then release the others following the process for asylum.
10,337 arrested year to date, compared to 15,267 in all of 2023, 12,028 in all of 2022, and 10,763 in 2021.
How does that compare to the Trump years?
2017 - 8,531
2018 - 6,698
2019 - 4,269
2020 - 2,438
Source: https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/cbp-enforcement-statistics/criminal-noncitizen-statistics
No, we didnt make so they had to cross the border to claim asylum, theyre supposed to go to a port of entry.
Illegally immigrating is a seperate action from claiming asylum, and they set it up so that committing crimes doesnt mean deportation.