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>2 million illegal immigrants have been deported. Has Obama broken his promise?

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2 million illegal immigrants were deported. Has Obama broken his promise? The number of illegal immigrants deported by the Obama administration has reached a historical record. Although Obama...

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Although Obama emphasized that most of the immigrants being deported are criminals and gang members, not students or families struggling to support their families.

However, according to an analysis of internal government records by The New York Times, since President Obama took office, two-thirds of the nearly 2 million illegal immigrants who have been deported only committed minor violations, including traffic violations, or have no criminal record.

The other 20%, approximately 394,000 deportees, were convicted of serious crimes, including drug-related crimes.

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