The deportation of noncriminals rose dramatically in Trump's first year

Undocumented immigrants “should be concerned.” No Images? Click here         Deportations Of Noncriminals Rise As ICE Casts Wider Net​ The number of immigrants deported from the interior of the U.S. who had no criminal convictions nearly tripled during President Donald Trump’s first fiscal year as president, as he carried out his promise to ramp up enforcement on the undocumented population. The Trump administration insisted on Tuesday that agents are still focused on criminals, even though the president eliminated policies from the previous administration that instructed agents to prioritize some immigrants over others. A majority of immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the 2017 fiscal year had been convicted of crimes. But ICE’s end-of-year statistics, released Tuesday, show that people with clean criminal records are far from safe ― including so-called “Dreamers” who came to the U.S. as children, should they lose deportation protections from the now-rescinded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Thomas Homan, the acting director of ICE, said all immigrants living in the U.S. without authorization “should be concerned.” READ MORE     WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING? The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared closely divided on a same-sex rights case. Likely pivotal vote Justice Anthony Kennedy posed tough questions about a Christian baker’s refusal to make a wedding cake for a gay couple but also questioned whether a Colorado civil rights commission that ruled on the issue was biased against religion. READ MORE Russia’s Olympic team will not be allowed to compete in the 2018 Winter Games following the discovery that the country executed an elaborate program allowing athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs, including during the 2014 Sochi Olympics. READ MORE President Donald Trump told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday that he intends to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a Palestinian spokesman said. READ MORE    .     ICYMI President Trump's interior secretary has called to shrink or otherwise weaken protections for 10 national monuments.   A week before Alabama’s high-stakes Senate special election, Republican nominee, Roy Moore is fueling a crazy conspiracy theory against George Soros.   President Donald Trump’s administration has taken aim at yet another workplace regulation put in place by the Obama White House, this time seeking to undo a protection for restaurant servers that annoyed the industry’s lobby.    . Want more?  Doug Jones Hits At Opponent Roy Moore: ‘Men Who Hurt Little Girls Should Go To Jail’ MSNBC Gives In To Disingenuous Right-Wing Smear, Fires Sam Seder Sean Hannity Tells Steve Bannon GOP Is ‘Dead, Morally Corrupt’     How will Trump’s administration impact you? Sign up for our email and find out. Did a friend send you this? Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Want more? Here are two other newsletters you'll love: The Morning Email and Must Reads. ©2017 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe