Fact check: How many immigrants deported since trumps beginning of second term have actually been criminals with bad crimes

1. Summary of the results

Based on the available data, ICE arrested 66,463 illegal aliens and removed 65,682 aliens during the first 100 days of President Trump's second term ^[1]. The most significant finding is that three in four arrests were criminal illegal aliens ^{[2] [3]}, indicating that approximately 75% of those targeted had criminal backgrounds.

Specific criminal categories include:

• 2,288 gang members arrested ^{[2] [3]}
• 1,329 individuals accused or convicted of sex offenses ^{[2] [3]}
• 498 individuals accused or convicted of murder ^[3]

However, the sources do not provide a comprehensive breakdown of what constitutes "bad crimes" or the total number of criminals among those actually deported, as opposed to those arrested ^[2].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks crucial context about the broader immigration enforcement landscape. Multiple academic sources challenge the premise that immigrant criminality justifies mass deportation:

• Professor Jacob Stowell, an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice, states that "the data clearly shows that immigrants are not bringing more crime to the U.S." ^[4]
• A new study demonstrates that U.S. cities with large immigrant populations experience lower rates of crime ^[5]
• Research debunks the myth of a 'migrant crime wave,' showing data does not support claims of a surge in crime caused by immigrants ^[6]

The Trump administration benefits from emphasizing criminal deportations to justify broader immigration enforcement policies, including plans to deport nearly 1 million migrants by ending Biden's parole protections for immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela ^[7]. This narrative serves political interests by framing mass deportation as primarily targeting dangerous criminals, when the actual scope extends far beyond criminal cases.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The question contains an implicit assumption that there should be a high number of "criminals with bad crimes" among deportees, which aligns with political rhetoric rather than empirical evidence. The framing suggests that deportation efforts are primarily focused on serious criminals, but the Trump administration has ramped up deportations broadly, not just targeting criminals ^{[8] [9]}.

The question also fails to acknowledge that while 75% of arrests involve criminal illegal aliens, this includes individuals with various types of criminal backgrounds, not necessarily "bad crimes" as subjectively defined in the question ^{[2] [3]}. The sources indicate that the administration's enforcement strategy casts a much wider net than just serious criminals, contradicting the narrow focus implied in the original question.