How many non-citizens are deported each year?
Approximately 150,000 illegal aliens and non citizens were deported
in 2003.
(More than 78,000 criminal non-citizens and an additional 68,000 non-criminal
aliens according to ICE reports that between March 1, 2003 and February
28, 2004)
Does someone who is being deported have the same rights as a U.S. citizen
who is arrested?
No. They are allowed to speak to an attorney, and contact family members.
But unlike a U.S. citizen, they can be held without specific charges
while waiting for a hearing.
What happens when an illegal alien is deported?
A person who is deported is sent back to their home country and they
are banned from re-entering the U.S. for at least five years.
What does it mean to request asylum?
Asylum is the passport, if you will, to become a U.S. citizen.
On what basis can someone request asylum?
If an non citizen can prove that they will face persecution in their
home country due to race, religion, or political beliefs, they
will not be shipped back home.
This issue is here to stay, and there is no easy solution.
