This archive report was first published on 19 November 2019.
On November 16, 2019, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a report detailing the arrest histories of illegal aliens who requested Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status.
The report, which covered 78 countries globally, found that 118,371 foreigners were arrested, with 464 of unknown descent. Among the countries with the highest number of arrests were Mexico, with 91,272, and Nigeria, with 209.
Kenya had the second-highest number of arrests among African countries, with 209 individuals facing possible deportation. The report also noted that 85% of approved DACA requestors with an arrest had been arrested or apprehended before their most recent DACA approval.
According to the report, offenses in the arrest records of DACA requestors included assault, battery, rape, murder, and driving under the influence. The report also found that 218 DACA requestors had more than 10 arrests, with 54 of those individuals having a DACA case status of 'approved' as of October 2019.
USCIS Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli stated, 'As DACA continues to be the subject of both public discourse and ongoing litigation, USCIS remains committed to ensuring transparency and that the American people are informed about those receiving DACA.'
The report's release comes as the DACA program remains a contentious issue, with President Donald Trump having threatened to end it. The program, enacted under President Barack Obama's administration in 2012, allows immigrants brought to the US as children to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred deportation.
