President Joe Biden is leaving office with several immigration-related milestones under his belt, including the lowest number of deportations in a single year, the highest number of border encounters in another and record fentanyl seizures.
The Biden administration, eager to conduct an about-face from the previous White House’s hardline policy against immigration violations, got to work on a flurry of executive orders that transformed enforcement operations. While the Democratic president mostly succeeded in cutting back enforcement in the early days of his administration, he eventually was left scrambling to reverse course after igniting a border crisis that led to the largest influx of foreign nationals in the country’s history. (RELATED: ‘This Policy Is Dangerous’: Chicago Dems Fight To Roll Back City’s Sanctuary Law, Help Trump Deport Criminals)
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