Fact check: Since trump took office in 2025, how many legal immigrants and or citizens have been deported

1. Summary of the results

Based on the available analyses, there is no comprehensive data available that directly answers the question of how many legal immigrants and/or citizens have been deported since Trump took office in 2025. The sources provide fragmented information about deportation activities:

• ICE has arrested over 95,000 individuals in the first five months of the Trump administration, though this represents arrests rather than completed deportations ^[1]
• Monthly deportation figures show 11,000 migrants in February, 12,300 in the first four weeks of March, and 17,200 in April, but these don't specify the legal status of those deported ^[2]
• Over 350 deportation flights have occurred since the start of the year, but again without breakdown by immigration status ^[3]
• In Los Angeles operations alone, nearly 2,000 people have been taken from the streets, though their legal status remains unspecified ^[4]

The Trump administration has initiated denaturalization proceedings against naturalized citizens who commit certain crimes, with at least one person already denaturalized ^{[5] [6]}.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question assumes deportations of legal immigrants and citizens are occurring but lacks crucial context about the scope and nature of current enforcement:

• Almost two-thirds of those arrested in recent ICE raids had no serious criminal record ^[7], suggesting enforcement has expanded beyond targeting serious criminals
• There has been a documented shift in enforcement towards arresting individuals with no criminal convictions ^[1], representing a significant policy change from previous administrations
• A majority of Americans (54%) believe ICE's actions in enforcing immigration laws have "gone too far" ^[8], indicating public concern about the scope of operations

The Trump administration has secured agreements with several Latin American nations to serve as stopover locations or destinations for deported migrants ^[3], demonstrating expanded international cooperation in deportation efforts.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question contains an implicit assumption that legal immigrants and citizens are being deported in significant numbers, but the available data does not support this premise with specific figures. The question may be:

• Conflating arrests with deportations - while over 95,000 arrests have occurred ^[1], this doesn't translate directly to completed deportations
• Assuming widespread deportation of legal residents without evidence - the sources indicate enforcement activities but don't provide data specifically about legal immigrants or citizens being deported
• Lacking precision in terminology - the question doesn't distinguish between different categories of legal status or the specific circumstances under which legal residents might face deportation

The question appears to be seeking confirmation of a narrative rather than genuinely inquiring about available data, as no comprehensive tracking system for deportations by legal status appears to exist in the public domain based on these sources.