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Expedited removal and deportation laws

The 1996 laws that established expedited removal and expanded criminal grounds for deportation

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How did the 1996 Clinton-era immigration laws change deportation procedures and categories?

—principally the (IIRAIRA) and companion measures—rewrote removal law by expanding the list of deportable offenses, narrowing relief from removal, and creating faster, more administrative removal proc...

Jan 26, 2026

A verifiable total for deaths in federal immigration custody during Clinton’s presidency

A precise, verifiable tally of deaths in federal immigration custody during (1993–2001) cannot be produced from the reporting supplied: the documents and summaries available focus on policy changes, l...