More than 1.4 million people have evaded deportation orders amid a border crisis that has left Americans murdered at the hands of illegal immigrants and communities across the country plunged into fear.
The fact that 1.4 million undocumented immigrants remain in the United States after receiving formal deportation orders from federal judges shows just how “serious” the Biden administration is about the country's immigration crisis. Immigration scholars told FOX News Digital.
Of those 1.4 million people, only about 13,000 are in prison. According to the New York Center for Immigration Studies, there are an estimated 11.7 million illegal immigrants living in the United States as of July 2023.
The killings of Americans Laken Riley, Lizbeth Medina, Jocelyn Nungarai, and Rachel Morin in the past two years, alleged to be at the hands of illegal immigrants, have raised concerns among residents across the country. are.
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ICE agents monitor hundreds of asylum seekers as they enter the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City on June 6, 2023. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
“It took decades of neglect and bad public policy, plus four years of unprecedented illegal immigration, to get to this point,” Steven Camarota, director of research at the Center for Immigration Studies, told Fox News Digital. spoke. “It's impossible to turn things around in four years.”
“But you can [the Trump administration] Will it effectively carry out the campaign process? Absolutely,” he continued.
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Laken Riley poses for a photo to post on Facebook. Riley, a nursing student at the University of Georgia, was found dead near a lake on campus on February 22nd. An illegal immigrant was found guilty of her murder. (Laken Riley/Facebook)
Former Border Patrol Council Director Brandon Judd told Fox News Digital that the numbers are not surprising.
“We've known this all along,” he said. “I have been on record many times that once you come here, you never leave this country. The reason is that the vast majority of them never show up.” [for their court date]. ”
Camarota explained that after an immigrant's asylum application or appeal is denied, a judge issues a “final deportation order.”
“Normally we don't put you in court, issue a removal order, or lock you up in irons. … If you're not in custody, you'll be notified by letter,” Camarota said. said. ”[Therefore] We have addresses, places of work, and information about them. ”
Lizbeth “Liz” Medina, 16, was murdered in her home in Texas. An illegal immigrant was charged in her death.
Camarota acknowledged that many undocumented immigrants provide false addresses, but those who want to receive benefits or hear back about asylum or work permit applications should maintain correspondence. You would provide a real address to do so.
“How do we have an immigration system that allows judges to do all these things and then most of the people that the judge says 'no' to, they don't get sent home?” Camarota continued.
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“If they can get benefits, if they can get a work permit, if they can get documents, if they can get a driver's license, they're going to show up to their appointment,” Judd said. Ta. “But when it comes to the final deportation hearing, the hearing where they have to prove they have a legitimate claim to be here in the United States, they don't show up.”
Rachel Morin was allegedly dragged off a hiking trail and brutally murdered by illegal immigrants on August 5, 2023. (Handouts for families)
Camarota said that while 1.4 million people may be a daunting number, “it is possible to cut that number in half or even a third over the course of this administration.”
Camarota said starting with these “deportees” is a logical first step. He said mass deportations would trigger a wave of “all kinds of lawsuits” but there would be “very few legal recourses” for those who violate court orders.
“That doesn't mean we won't see some federal judge say something,” he said. “But the high court is going to stop them.”
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In this undated photo, ICE agents arrest an illegal immigrant. (Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE))
Camarota said the majority of undocumented immigrants do not apply for asylum and “all they want is to be released.”
Camarota said that when illegal immigrants are released into the country to await court dates, “the information that we are releasing people comes back to their home countries at the speed of light.”
Conversely, however, tighter border policies could reduce the number of illegal immigrants and increase the number of people returning voluntarily to avoid deportation.
“Every year, 300,000 to 500,000 people go home on their own. It's a family situation. They're sick. They've saved enough money and they don't like it.” [in the U.S.]”Wives want them to come home, for whatever reason. If we could double that number, nearly a million people would be able to get home on their own,” the researchers said.
Camarota said crackdowns should start with fugitives and those who have committed crimes because “you have to start somewhere,” but Judd said the appropriate strategy is to start at the border to prevent further influx. He said it would be.
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Jocelyn Nangaray, 12, was found strangled to death in a Houston stream in June. Venezuelan nationals Franklin José Peña Ramos and Johan José Martínez-Rangell were charged with her murder. (Courtesy of Fox Houston and the Nangarai family)
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“If we immediately send immigration agents to the border and do what's called 'last in, first out,' forget about the paperwork, stop the bleeding now, go there, and if someone crosses the border illegally, they'll be deported.” There's going to be a process. Get an asylum hearing right away, and if you're not eligible, get expelled right away,” Judd said. “What we have to do is 1732529609 We have to stop the bleeding at the border, so we can target people here in the United States. ”
Judd said the Trump administration could formally reduce the number of immigrants being deported “if Congress passes appropriate legislation.”
“If Congress passes a law that says you can't have sanctuary cities, Congress has the right to do so, but if Congress says police have to follow the instructions of immigrant detainees. Then, [and] Police must follow the instructions of federal immigration officials. “If Congress were to pass such a law, it would certainly significantly reduce the number of people in this country illegally,” he said.
The White House could not be reached for comment.
