Most of the so-called “criminal aliens” deported under Obama’s presidency are neither dangerous nor are they outsiders.


Beth Caldwell is a legal scholar whose research focuses on juvenile justice and immigration. She teaches at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and has published widely in academic journals. As a Soros Justice Media Fellow, she is researching the consequences of mass deportation from the US.
Most of the so-called “criminal aliens” deported under Obama’s presidency are neither dangerous nor are they outsiders.

The US remains one of only two countries in the world that sentences juveniles to life without parole, writes Caldwell.
