The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia ranks sixth among states for the number of illegal immigrants deported through a federal fingerprint-sharing program now used in jails across the country, public records show.
Since the Secure Communities program started here in November of 2009, 5,044 noncitizens have been deported or have voluntarily left the United States, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement figures.
Nearly half – 1,968 -- involved people booked into Gwinnett County’s jail.That is more than twice the total in any other Georgia county.
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