Arrests, prosecutions for immigration offenses surged in U.S. in 2018

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September 26, 2019

Far more immigration cases are being prosecuted criminally under Trump administration

Arrests, prosecutions for immigration offenses surged in U.S. in 2018

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Arrests, prosecutions for immigration offenses surged in U.S. in 2018

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Far more immigration cases are being prosecuted criminally under Trump administration
Federal criminal prosecutions for illegally entering U.S. more than doubled in 2018
Despite recent uptick, U.S.-Mexico border apprehensions still far below late 1990s levels

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