Deportations Are Up Among Boston’s Undocumented Irish
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- By Ramon Taylor
While U.S. deportations overall were down in 2017, they were up for a vast majority of countries, including Ireland. The total number of removals — 34 — pales in comparison to other countries, but it represents a 31 percent increase from 2016, enough to cause panic in a community that, in recent years, has not been used to such scrutiny. VOA’s Ramon Taylor reports from Boston.