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MAP: Countries that refuse or delay deportation of felons

The Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has identified 23 countries that often refuses or delays issuing travel documents for ICE deportees. Below are the countries least responsive to ICE requests and the average number of days it takes for the countries to repatriate citizens. To see a larger version of the map above, click here.

When the deportation process takes longer than six months, ICE must release the foreign nationals under our current laws.

Click here to read David Ham's investigation into the felons that can't be deported.

Country                                                       Average # of Days

Somalia

344

Cambodia

227

Vietnam

218

Sierra Leone

215

Liberia

205

Iraq

184

Democratic Republic of the Congo

171

St. Kitts And Nevis

165

India

155

Cuba

154

Zimbabwe

150

China

134

Pakistan

117

Antigua And Barbuda

115

Bangladesh

106

Iran

104

Guinea

102

St. Lucia

102

St. Vincent And Grenada

102

Dominica

100

Laos

72

Jamaica

59

Trinidad And Tobago

52

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