Forced Apart (By the Numbers)

Non-Citizens Deported Mostly for Nonviolent Offenses

I. Overview

II. Recommendations

To the President of the United States

To the United States Congress

To the Department of Homeland Security

III. Methodology

IV. US Deportation Law Fails to Protect Human Rights

Human Rights at Stake during Deportations for Criminal Conduct

1996 Immigration Laws Withdrew Human Rights Protections

V. Analyzing the ICE Dataset

Aggregate Data

Total number of persons deported on criminal grounds 1997-2007

Nationalities deported

Countries receiving deportees

Data on Immigration Status

Data deficiencies

Most common immigration statuses among deportees

Legal versus illegal immigration status

Data on Criminal Conduct forming Basis for Deportations

Data deficiencies

Background on criminal conduct forming basis for deportations

Types of crime forming basis for deportations

Crime Data Combined with Immigration Status

Data deficiencies

The Seriousness of Criminality within All Immigration Status Categories

Immigration status: Legally present

Immigration status: Expedited removal pending credible fear

Immigration status: Illegally present

VI. Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Appendix A: Frequency Table for Criminal Offense Codes

Appendix B: Amended FOIA Request and Final Correspondence Received

Appendix C: Detailed Descriptions of Criminal Conduct within Each Offense Category

Appendix D: Letter to ICE Raising Data Discrepancies

Appendix E: Most Common Offenses by Immigration Status