CBS Puts Positive Spin on Illegal Immigration Numbers for 2020

CBS This Morning

December 24, 2020

7:47 a.m. Eastern

VLADIMIR DUTHIERS: A new report from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reveals the impact the pandemic has had on border arrests and deportations. The agency deported more than 185,000 people in 2020. That is down 30 percent from the previous year and the lowest number in more than a decade. ICE arrested nearly 104,000 this year -- that's a 28 percent drop from 2019, and by far the lowest arrest numbers since President Trump took office. ICE says deportations fell partly because of a pandemic policy change, making them unnecessary.