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Why are the Feds Arresting More Non-Citizens?

Most of the increase comes from immigration charges, not violent crime or drugs, a new report finds.

The Trump administration has branded immigrants as criminals from the outset. During his inaugural speech the president conjured images of a country in decline at the hands of migrants flooding the borders, leaving a trail of violence in their wake.

In on Thursday, the agency reports that 64 percent of all federal arrests in fiscal year 2018 were of

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