Black immigrants in the U.S.: Invisible victims of dual discrimination
Pars Today – Black immigrants in the United States face deportation rates far higher than their share of the population and are disproportionately targeted.
These immigrants in the U.S. confront a serious threat that receives little media attention. According to Pars Today citing The American Prospect, their risk of deportation is several times higher than that of other immigrant groups, a reality that becomes clearer when examining detailed statistics.
According to a report by the Black Alliance for Just Immigration, although Black immigrants make up only 5.4% of the total undocumented immigrant population, they account for nearly 20% of deportations based on criminal convictions.
Strikingly, 76% of these cases do not result from direct actions by immigration authorities but are triggered simply by routine, everyday encounters with the police.
The large-scale raids in 2025 in major cities such as New York and Chicago further highlighted the scope of this problem. These operations, carried out based on more than a thousand cooperation agreements between local police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), demonstrated how Black immigrants—both documented and undocumented—are disproportionately targeted.
This occurs while the cycle of discrimination does not end with deportation. Human rights activists report even more concerning conditions inside immigration detention centers. According to statistics, Black immigrants—who make up only 6% of detainees in immigration facilities—account for 28% of reported cases of violence and abuse and 24% of solitary confinement instances. These figures reflect systematic, dual discrimination based on race and immigration status.
