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Record shows 98 percent of illegal entrants go unprosecuted
The AP analysis of federal data finds that 98 percent of illegal border crossers arrested between Oct 2000 and Sept 2005 were not prosecuted. About 5.2 million were escorted back across the Rio Grande and released, with prosecutions peaking at 30,848 in 2005.
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EL Paso
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Washington
Associated Press
Rio Grande
U.S
Kathleen Walker
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Justice Department
Department