ICE on track for most deportations since Obama years, but still short of goal (1 Viewer)

[Politics - CBSNews.com]

Halfway into President Trump's first year back in office, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency spearheading his crackdown on illegal immigration, is on track to record the most deportations since the Obama administration, according to internal government figures obtained by CBS News.

During the first six months of Mr. Trump's second presidency, ICE recorded nearly 150,000 deportations — or an average of more than 800 per day — putting the agency on a trajectory to carry out more than 300,000 removals in the president's first year...

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