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U.S. Immigration Enforcement Policy (2010-2016)

The Obama administration's policies on immigration enforcement, including the Morton memos and the 2014 enforcement directives, and their impact on removals and deportations.

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How did the Obama administration’s enforcement priorities (Morton memos, 2014 directives) shape deportation numbers?

The Morton memos (2010–2011) and November 2014 enforcement directives reoriented immigration enforcement away from mass interior toward a narrower set of priorities—recent border crossers, national‑se...