Deportations

The controversy concerning deportation of migrants is about them not receiving a court hearing before being deported. The rules surrounding illegal immigrants state that a person coming across the border and claiming asylum has the right to a court hearing. If they are deemed not to qualify for asylum then they are eligible for deportation. During the Obama administration over 3 million illegals were deported and over 2 million were never adjudicated. A substantial majority of people deported during the Obama administration were not adjudicated by a judge. A 2014 report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Migration Policy Institute found that roughly 75% of those deported between 2009 and 2012 did not have a hearing in immigration court. Instead, they were removed through non-judicial processes, which involve an administrative order rather than a judge's ruling. In this case an administrative order was a presidential executive order. This is what is happening today and many are protesting saying these people did not have their court hearing.