By Jennie Taer
Published Aug. 13, 2024
Updated Aug. 8, 2024, 4:17 p.m. ET
A signature Biden-Harris administration program to quickly remove families who entered the US illegally is allowing nearly 90% of migrants to stay in the country, new data reveal.
Of 24,000 migrants who were put into the Family Expedited Removal Program since May 2023, more than 22,000 were allowed to stay in the US — and only 2,600 have been deported, a little over 10%.
More than 3,600 migrants have also absconded from the program and are believed to be unaccounted for in the US, according to the internal data.
