Jamming the justice system

More than half of all new criminal charges in the nations courts this fiscal year were related to immigration.

Illegal immigration flow

(In millions)
14 2010: 11.2 million 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 2004: 10.4 million

U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehensions

(In millions)
1.4 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 05 06 2011: 240,000* 2005: 1.2 million

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* Projected for the first three quarters SOURCE: Pew Hispanic Center SOURCE: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Criminal prosecutions by fiscal year

All prosecutions Immigration-related offenses

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011*

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34% 51% 54% 52.8% 50.7%

50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000

* Figures for 2011 are through May. SOURCE: TRAC, Syracuse University Tom Setzer/Staff Artist