Number of deported illegal immigrants could skyrocket (up to 3000 annually) in new program - Nashville, Tennessee

“If Davidson County secures entry into the federal Delegation of Authority immigration program, the Sheriff’s Office could identify and deport as many as 3,000 illegal immigrants each year, according to a compilation of figures from Nashville and Charlotte – the last U.S. city to enter into the program.

The estimated 3,000 stands in stark contrast to the 151 foreign-born arrestees who were ordered detained by the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last year, and the typical 100 or so who were similarly detained in past years when the federal government was the only agency enforcing immigration policies.”

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