AlQa'dah 20, 1432, Oct 18, 2011, SPA -- The United States deported nearly 400,000 people -- a record high -- in fiscal year 2011, according to figures released Tuesday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director John Morton, announcing the numbers in Washington, said about 55 percent of the 396,906 individuals deported had felony or misdemeanor convictions. Officials said the number of individuals convicted of crimes was up 89 percent from 2008. Officials could not immediately say how many of those crimes related just to previous immigration violations. Individuals can be convicted of a felony just for returning to the U.S. or being found in the U.S. after the government orders them to leave.
