34,000 Heads in 34,000 Beds

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Stock Photo woman behind fenceAn average of 34,000 immigrants must be incarcerated per day by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), thanks to a little-known Congressional mandate. This quota has steadily risen since it was established in 2006 by conservative lawmakers who insisted that the agency wasn’t doing enough to deport unlawful immigrants.

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