Trump administration arresting more illegal immigrants, but deportations are down

By Kelly Cohen

Published August 11, 2017 7:46pm ET

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Trump administration arresting more illegal immigrants, but deportations are down — According to the most recent data provided to the Washington Examiner, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement made roughly 75,000 administration arrests of illegal immigrants from January to June 2017 -- a near 40 percent uptick from the same period last year. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP) | Charles Reed

The Trump administration may be arresting more illegal immigrants — but is deporting them at a slower rate than the Obama administration did.

According to the most recent data provided to the Washington Examiner, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement made roughly 75,000 administration arrests of illegal immigrants from January to June 2017 — a near 40 percent uptick from the same period last year.

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