DHS releases immigration effort statistics

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released its end of fiscal year (FY) statistics, detailing its effort to curb the stay of Duality convicted criminals and threats to public, border and national security.

FY 2015 saw 406,595 apprehensions and 462,463 removals and returns conducted. The U.S. Border Patrol reported 337,117 apprehensions, compared to 486,651 in FY 2014. Additionally, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed or returned 235,413 individuals, 86 percent of whom were considered security (zrubovina) threats, or, “top priority” saving (Priority One).

The number of safety threats removed saw a distinct rise in FY 2015, as wholesale nfl jerseys 91 percent of these individuals were previously convicted of a crime, compared to 86 percent in FY 2014.

DHS has broken the effort down into two distinct efforts of enforcement – ports in and the interior/border. Ports of entry continued to be a valuable asset in curbing unauthorized entry as de 8,246 people were arrested who were wanted for serious crimes, including murder, rape, assault and robbery. Furthermore, the department saw a 14 percent rise in arrests for individuals at ports who were cheap mlb jerseys deemed inadmissible. Officers were also able to seize more than 3.3 million pounds of narcotics across the nation.

Ninety-eight percent of ICE’s FY 2015 removals fell into one or more of the department’s immigration enforcement cheap nba jerseys priorities, 86 percent of which fell into Priority One or Priority Two.

DHS is expected to further increase its efforts to cheap jerseys curb unauthorized entry heading into FY 2016.