4.1 million migrants: Where they’re from, where they live in the U.S.

[Molly Molloy]

The article below is mainly graphic information of an analysis of immigration court data. The GIFT link should allow you to read the article and see the graphics.

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4.1 million migrants: Where they’re from, where they live in the U.S.

By Adrián Blanco, 

Steven Rich, 

Nick Miroff and 

Maria Sacchetti

June 26, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

The polarized immigration debate in the United States generally revolves around illegal crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border, but those numbers don’t indicate what happens to these and other migrants who stay in the country.

A Washington Post analysis of more than 4.1 million U.S. ✦ immigration court records from the past decade reveals a population that was once overwhelmingly Mexican and Central American but has in recent years spanned the globe. Far fewer migrants have gotten into the country than have been apprehended at the border, the data shows. And those who cleared that first hurdle — and are still facing possible deportation in the courts — have fanned out into every U.S. state.

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