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- Seventy-seven percent of first-time deportation entrants in 2025 had no criminal convictions, contradicting the Trump administration's claim of targeting the worst of the worst.
- Department of Homeland Security used I-213 forms to document deportation cases and found that 23% had convictions, mostly for non-violent offenses like traffic violations.
- The data obtained via a lawsuit covers details on over 138,000 individuals.
- Guardian analysis shows a large gap between rhetoric and enforcement.
