Undocumented immigrants with no criminal histories are being deported from Travis County at a higher percentage than any other county in the United States, according to government statistics obtained and analyzed by several advocacy groups.

According to the groups, 82 percent of deportations of jail inmates through a federal fingerprint-sharing program in Travis County were of "noncriminals," such as those with no violent histories.

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[So, you might be wondering, how does an illegal alien who is sitting in jail NOT have a criminal history. Why, you simply change the definition of a criminal history to only include prior convictions for really disgusting stuff. Then, magically, you can proclaim that its not really a criminal history if you haven't raped, robbed or murdered someone. And, then, you get to add the wonderful new concept to "illegal" alien that seems to say that it isn't really illegal to be here illegally. So, when did the rule of law become so uncool?]

"...of "noncriminals," such as those with no violent histories.". I take the above quote from article to mean that many of them do have criminal histories. So what % of them are in jail for DWI?

Richard, Richard, Richard. How could a lowly DWI ever be considered a violent crime? Isn't that one of those nonviolent, low-level, victimless crimes that is just the result of a disease crying out for treatment?

Oh, by the way, we got a life sentence today on a felony DWI. Details. Turns out, a drunk behind the wheel of a 2-ton truck can hurt someone, especially when he is caught for his 9th DWI.

The article is very vague about what the "advocacy groups" mean when they say noncriminals are being deported. I suspect JB is correct that they do not count as criminals those who's priors are for non-violent crimes. Many members of the Texas Legis take a similar position: Parole should early release "nonviolent" criminals, defined as those who are inside for a crime of violence.

By that definition, Al Capone was a nonviolent offender. Scarface only had two convictions: one was for UCW, and the other was for tax evasion. He also ordered the killing of a prosecutor and I believe an elections official, as well as many others who got in his way. He ordered the killing of Buggsy Malone and his boys, which led to the St. Valentine's Day Massacre. He once invited 3 subordinates to his home for a big party, and after feeding them supper, took a baseball bat and bashed their brains out. I guess if the US Parole Office at the time had been as sharp as some in the legislature are now, they would have paroled Capone ASAP to make room for real criminals.