Immigration [open borders] activists have sharply criticized President Obama for a rising volume of deportations, labeling him the "deporter in chief" and staging large protests that have harmed his standing with some Latinos, a key group of voters for Democrats.
In the Denver regional office - which covers all of Colorado and Wyoming - there were 10,732 ICE contacts with illegal aliens in 2013, but not all were criminals.
Of the 6,586 "Criminal encounters," 2,983 were released or 45%.
Drug enforcement agents in southwest Colorado have busted an alleged methamphetamine ring and seized about 10 pounds of the illegal drug, worth about $450,000.
Fourteen people have been arrested ...
Stolen property, including weapons, were also seized ...
U.S. Immigrations and Custom Enforcement (ICE) has deported more than 860 sex offenders from the State of Texas this year, according to an official press release from the agency. More than 7,000 sex offenders have been deported from Texas alone in the past three years.