200,000 illegal immigrants escaped deportation because of paperwork problems

Published March 20, 2024 4:36pm ET



Approximately 200,000 illegal immigrants escaped deportation under President Joe Biden because the Department of Homeland Security failed to file the proper paperwork before their day in court, according to a nonpartisan research organization.

The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University in New York released findings Wednesday afternoon that revealed the DHS had not filed the required documents, known as notices to appear, in immigration cases before the scheduled hearing date, which means the court has no jurisdiction to address the deportation.

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