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‘Immigrant Paradox’: U.S. Citizens More Likely Than Immigrants to Commit Crime 

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citizens are more likely to commit a crime than immigrants, refuting rightwing rhetoric that blames rising immigration for the uptick in crime, according to a study published in Crime & Delinquency. citizens, on average, had more previous arrests than immigrants. The higher rate of offending among U.S. the authors found.

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Buried Under 1.6 Million Cases, Lawmakers Consider Immigration Court Overhaul

The Crime Report

The House Judiciary Committee’s subcommittee on immigration heard testimony from immigration judges and leaders of national bar associations calling for reorganization of the country’s immigration court system that many said is strained by a historic backlog of nearly 1.6

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Undocumented Immigrants on Southwestern Border Hit Record 2 Million in 2022

The Crime Report

For the first time, the number of arrests of undocumented immigrants along the southwestern border exceeded two million in one year, reports the New York Times. The number of arrests at the border increased slightly from July to August, with a total of more than 2.1 million for the first 11 months of the 2022 fiscal year, which ends on Sept.

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Australia: Inside Track: Immigration - In the media, and In practice and courts - Holding Redlich

Mondaq

This newsletter links to recent media releases and reports relating to immigration in Australia.

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Australia: Inside Track: Immigration - In the media, and In practice and courts and publishing - Holding Redlich

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This newsletter links to recent media releases and reports relating to immigration to Australia.

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BJS: 2021 Counted Fewest Federal Arrests in Two Decades

The Crime Report

Almost 60 percent (48,257) of federal arrests in 2021 were for immigration, drug or supervision violations. . Immigration offenses dropped the most, from 51,723 to 14,446 arrests, or a 72 percent decline. The number of people charged with immigration violations also dropped by 18 percent in 2021. .

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U.S. Border Records Highest Number of Illegal Crossings in Two Decades

The Crime Report

The backlog of pending cases in immigration courts has reached 1.7 million, according to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University.