Fact check: How many immigrants with history of violent crimes were deported by Obama?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the available analyses, the exact number of immigrants with a history of violent crimes deported by Obama cannot be definitively determined from the sources provided. However, several key data points emerge:

The most specific figure comes from fiscal year 2010, when more than 21,000 convicted criminals were removed for major violent offenses including murder, rape, and sexual abuse of children ^[1]. This represents a subset of the broader deportation numbers during Obama's tenure.

Obama's administration deported more than 3.1 million people through ICE over eight years ^[2], with one source indicating that approximately 394,000 people deported had committed serious crimes ^[3]. However, this "serious crimes" category is broader than just violent crimes and may include non-violent felonies.

The deportation strategy under Obama prioritized immigrants with criminal records ^[4], with sources indicating that almost all deportees were either convicted criminals or people caught at the border ^[5].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks important contextual information that emerges from the analyses:

• Two-thirds of the nearly 2 million people deported had no criminal record or committed only minor offenses ^[3], suggesting that violent criminals represented a minority of total deportations
• More than half of the 779,000 people deported at Obama's midpoint had no criminal record ^[6], indicating that enforcement wasn't exclusively focused on violent offenders
• The Obama administration set records for overall removals, with more than 392,000 removals in fiscal year 2010 alone ^[1]

Immigration advocacy groups like the ACLU would benefit from emphasizing the high number of non-criminal deportees to argue against aggressive enforcement policies ^{[7] [6]}. Conversely, immigration enforcement supporters would benefit from highlighting the removal of violent criminals to justify deportation programs.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question appears neutral but may contain implicit bias by focusing specifically on violent crimes rather than the broader deportation picture. This framing could mislead audiences into believing that violent criminals comprised the majority of Obama-era deportations, when the data shows most deportees either had no criminal record or committed minor offenses ^[3].

The question also omits the context that Obama's deportation numbers exceeded those of subsequent administrations ^{[2] [4]}, which could be relevant for comparative analysis. Additionally, by asking specifically about "violent crimes," the question may conflate different categories of criminal offenses that immigration authorities track separately.