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July 10, 2026 |
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The Throughline: Trump Makes Self Deportation Sound Simple. Immigration Law Says Otherwise.
By Dara Lind
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According to the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, from May 2025 to February 2026 judges granted voluntary departure in nearly 49,000 cases where the immigrant was detained — a reminder that agreeing to give up your case doesn’t actually mean the government is going to deport you on an efficient basis.
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Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Syracuse University
Copyright 2026
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