The Trump administration’s mass deportation effort has created a widespread disruption to America’s criminal justice system and prevented some victims from getting justice, according to a report unveiled Tuesday by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee.
The report, first shared with NOTUS, highlights cases around the country where Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported or sought to deport criminal defendants before their trials or ahead of expected convictions. Key prosecution witnesses have also been removed from the country, the report says.
It concludes that the push for mass deportations is handing criminals without legal status “get-out-of-jail-free” cards.