ICE sets record for number of illegal aliens removed from U.S.

Dept. of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton have announced record-breaking immigration enforcement statistics, including unprecedented numbers of convicted criminal alien removals and overall alien removals in fiscal year 2010.
In fiscal year 2010, ICE set a record for overall removals of illegal aliens, with more than 392,000 removals nationwide. More than 195,000 of those removals were convicted criminals. The fiscal year 2010 statistics represent increases of more than 23,000 removals overall and 81,000 criminal removals compared to fiscal year 2008.
Since January 2009, ICE has audited more than 3,200 employers suspected of hiring illegal labor, debarred 225 companies and individuals, and imposed approximately $50 million in financial sanctions.