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Federal prosecution of illegal immigrants soars. The White House lauds the dramatic increase, but critics cite higher priorities.

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"This is an effort to use the federal criminal justice system in immigration enforcement," Long said. "What it means is that immigration cases are dominating the federal court system these days. The volume of cases is really huge. This is a big deal." Federal prosecution of illegal immigrants soars The White House lauds the dramatic increase, but critics cite higher priorities. By Nicole Gaouette Los Angeles Times Staff Writer June 18, 2008 WASHINGTON ? The Bush administration has sharply ratcheted up prosecutions of illegal immigrants along the U.S.-Mexico border in the last year, with increases so dramatic that immigration offenses now account for as much as half the nation's federal criminal caseload. In the widening crackdown, administration officials prosecuted 9,350 illegal immigrants on federal criminal charges in March, up from 3,746 a year ago and an all-time high, according to statistics released Tuesday...continue to full post

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