Comment by insane_dreamer

almost no one is getting due process today

and yes, the way the system evolved is a problem, but as that article pointed out this change started in the mid-90s. Obama actually deported half the number of people as under Clinton and Bush, see Table 1[0]

Also most of the people Obama deported were at/near the border as he prioritized that over interior arrests. You can see the big change in Figure 1[0]

Turning people around at/near the border is a completely different than arresting people who have been in the US for years, even decades.

[0] https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/obama-record-deporta...

So the "whataboutism" is a complete red herring, and that's without even getting into fixed quotas, no guardrails or accountability for ICE agents, no consequences for murder, unlimited surveillance budget, hiring unqualified agents and putting guns in their hands, and I could go on and on.