Summary
Trump has pledged the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, focusing on undocumented migrants with criminal histories.
However, an analysis reveals only 0.47% of the 1.8 million immigration court cases in the past year involved deportation orders for crimes beyond illegal entry.
While over 400,000 undocumented immigrants have past criminal convictions, most will not face deportation until after completing sentences.
Research consistently shows migrants commit crimes at lower rates than U.S.-born citizens and have no correlation with rising local crime rates, despite Trump’s claims of public safety threats.
Not in essence true though. It’s not a felony, it is a civil infraction, which is why it doesn’t go through the regular criminal justice system.