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Trump’s ‘Zero Tolerance’ Leads To Surge In Drug-Smuggling Cases In California Courts

DC McAllister

Drug-smuggling cases from border arrests are flooding the San Diego court system as a result of Trump’s policy to fully enforce immigration law.

Federal authorities are cracking down on all illegal immigration, including first-time offenses and reentry violations, a felony. According to the latest statistics from the U.S. Sentencing Commission, 81.6% of immigration cases involve illegal reentry.

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