Prosecutions for serious immigration offenses are lower during the Biden administration than any year of the Trump or Obama administrations. Illegal re-entry, a felony, saw a decrease in prosecutions from 27,000 in 2019 to 14,000 in 2023. Criminal cases against illegal immigrants essentially ceased in April 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and have not resumed since. --The Department of Justice charged 84,000 people with illegal entry, a misdemeanor, in 2018. However, from 2021 to 2023, only 11,000 people were charged with this misdemeanor, marking a significant decrease in prosecutions. This decline is even more striking given the skyrocketing number of illegal crossings during this period. --While the Trump administration emphasized prosecutions of misdemeanor, first-time border crossings to create a deterrent, Biden has rarely prosecuted even those who commit felony re-entry. This shift in policy has removed a significant deterrent, leading to an increase in illegal border crossings. --https://mxmnews.com/article/b7fb5d95-50d1-46e1-8237-db4f9ea3ea2f
