In fiscal year 2023, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, deported more than 142,000 immigrants, almost double the number from the previous year, as the Biden administration intensified enforcement to stem illegal border crossings. Approximately 18,000 of those deported were parents and children traveling as family units.  According to deportation lawyer Robert Tsigler, the criminal codes of the United States have separate provisions that deal exclusively with non-citizens. Regardless of the initial reason why non-US citizens visited or moved to the U.S., committing a crime in the United States as a non-citizen could result in deportation to one’s home country. It’s possible for a minor conviction or infraction…