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Fact check: Il y plus de 100000 personnes déjà déporté des États unis
1. Summary of the results
The claim that "more than 100,000 people have already been deported from the United States" is significantly understated based on the available data. The evidence shows much higher deportation numbers:
- ICE deported more than 271,000 unauthorized immigrants in fiscal year 2024, representing the highest tally recorded by the agency since fiscal year 2014 [1]
- During the first 100 days of President Trump's second term alone, ICE removed 65,682 aliens [2]
- The French-language sources indicate that while hundreds of thousands have received termination notices, they focus on future deportation plans rather than completed deportations [3] [4] [5]
2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints
The original statement omits several crucial pieces of context:
- Scale of planned operations: The Department of Homeland Security has sent termination notices to 500,000 illegal immigrants instructing them to "leave immediately" [3]
- Future deportation targets: Nearly 1 million people could potentially be deported under current administration policies [4]
- Controversial practices: The administration is implementing a policy of deporting individuals to third countries they're not from, including cases like Tuan Thanh Phan being deported to South Sudan instead of Vietnam [6] [7]
- Legal status changes: More than 500,000 Latin American migrants may lose their legal status, making them vulnerable to deportation [5]
Political stakeholders who benefit from emphasizing lower deportation numbers include immigrant advocacy groups seeking to minimize alarm, while those benefiting from higher numbers include enforcement agencies demonstrating effectiveness and political figures supporting stricter immigration policies.
3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement
The original statement contains significant underreporting of actual deportation figures. Whether intentional or not, stating "more than 100,000" when the actual number exceeds 271,000 in fiscal year 2024 alone [1] represents a substantial mischaracterization of the scope of current deportation activities.
The statement also lacks temporal specificity - it's unclear whether it refers to a specific time period, fiscal year, or cumulative total. This ambiguity could mislead audiences about the actual scale and intensity of current immigration enforcement operations, particularly given that 65,682 people were removed in just the first 100 days of the current administration [2].