While nearly everything in the federal government has come to a grinding halt, the Administration is still deporting immigrant men and women at a record pace. The number of undocumented immigrants deported since President Obama took office will surpass 2 million later this month, and independent studies have found most of these individuals have committed misdemeanors or traffic violations.
There are millions of hard-working immigrants in our country who are raising families, paying taxes, and contributing to our communities, and they live every day under constant threat of being deported and separated from their loved ones. While immigrant and faith groups have been effective in sounding the alarm about this crisis, deportation has a dark side that rarely gets discussed – and it impacts each and every person in our country. Read more