Fact check: How many deportations occurred in the first year of the Trump administration 2025?

1. Summary of the results

The original statement inquires about the number of deportations that occurred in the first year of the Trump administration in 2025. However, based on the analyses provided, it appears that the Trump administration did not begin in 2025, as the sources mention the administration's actions in 2017 and compare them to the Biden administration's actions in 2024 ^[1]. According to the analyses, in FY2017, ICE conducted 226,119 removals ^[2], and the Trump administration is on track to deport roughly half a million people in a year, which is fewer than the 685,000 deportations recorded in fiscal year 2024 under President Joe Biden ^[1]. Additionally, ICE has deported nearly 200,000 people in the first seven months of President Donald Trump’s administration, which is on track for its highest rate of removals in at least a decade ^[3]. The exact number of deportations in the first year of the Trump administration in 2025 is not provided by any of the sources, as the administration did not start in 2025 ^{[4] [5]}.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

A key piece of missing context is the actual start year of the Trump administration, which was 2017, not 2025 ^[2]. Another important context is the comparison between the Trump administration's deportation numbers and those of the Biden administration ^[1]. Alternative viewpoints include the impact of the Trump administration's immigration policies on immigrants and communities ^[4], and the shift in ICE's enforcement strategies under the Trump administration ^[5]. Some sources also mention the number of ICE arrests and deportations, but do not provide a specific number for the first year of the Trump administration in 2025 ^[6]. The sources that provide information on the number of deportations are from different time periods, such as FY2017 ^[2] and the first seven months of the Trump administration ^[3], which may not be directly comparable. The defense department's plans to provide military aircraft to deport more than 5,000 people detained by Border Patrol is also mentioned as a relevant context ^[7].

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement may contain potential misinformation due to the incorrect assumption that the Trump administration started in 2025 ^[1]. This error may benefit those who wish to downplay or obscure the actual deportation numbers during the Trump administration's actual term. The lack of clarity and consistency in the sources' reports on deportation numbers may also contribute to potential misinformation ^{[2] [1] [3]}. Additionally, some sources may have a bias towards presenting the Trump administration's immigration policies in a negative light, while others may be more neutral or focused on providing factual information ^{[4] [5]}. The Migration Policy Institute and American Immigration Council may have a liberal bias, while CNN and NBC News may have a more neutral or centrist bias ^{[1] [4] [5] [3]}. Overall, it is essential to consider multiple sources and evaluate their potential biases when assessing the original statement ^{[2] [1] [4] [7] [5] [3] [6]}.