Data contradicts Trump: Migrant detentions and deportations are not limited to criminals
More than 40% of those expelled by mid-February had no criminal record. Civil rights organizations denounce that many people are being detained because of their race or skin color
National security has been Donald Trump’s favorite argument to justify his long-awaited mass deportation of undocumented migrants. As a candidate, the Republican assured that his campaign of detentions and expulsions would target criminals, earning him the support of a majority of the population in the November election. In the first weeks of his presidency, however, the reality has proven different. In the raids carried out by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE), a high percentage of people without any criminal record are being arrested and deported.
