The New York Times reports that immigration enforcement authorities detained and deported a record number of illegal immigrants in 2011 and can expect similar results this year. According to the report, immigration agents deported 391,953 illegal immigrants during the 2011 fiscal year, including 188,000 convicted criminals. Citizens from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador made up 93 percent of all people deported last year. With the 2012 fiscal year ending in October, just over 366,000 people have been deported as of August 31st, including more than 191,000 convicted criminals. Although Homeland Security officials have said they are focusing their efforts on criminals, the fast pace of deportations the past two years has left many Latino immigrant communities disillusioned. In addition to formal deportations last year, DHS agents expelled about 324,000 foreigners back to their countries without formal court proceedings. According to the report, most were illegal immigrants who agreed to leave voluntarily after they were detained, rather than be removed by the authorities.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/08/us/us-deports-record-number-of-foreigners-in-2011.html

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