Fact check: How many illegal immigrants have been deported under Trumps current presidency?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the available data, ICE removed 65,682 aliens during the first 100 days of President Trump's second term ^[1]. The analyses reveal that ICE has made over 109,000 arrests during the first five months of Trump's current presidency and is on track to carry out the most removals since the Obama administration, with 150,000 deportations recorded halfway into Mr. Trump's first year back in the White House ^[2].

Additionally, ICE has removed 246,000 people so far in the current fiscal year, though this may fall short of Trump's stated goal of deporting 1 million immigrants this year ^[3]. The data shows that ICE arrested 66,463 illegal aliens during the first 100 days specifically ^[1].

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original question lacks several important contextual elements:

• The Trump administration has not regularly released comprehensive deportation numbers, with internal ICE data being obtained through investigative reporting rather than official disclosure ^[4]
• ICE has made slow progress in arresting and deporting criminals despite the administration's promises of mass deportations ^[4]
• A majority of ICE arrests took place in border and Southern states during Trump's first five months, indicating geographic concentration of enforcement efforts ^[2]
• The removals include both criminals who threaten public safety and national security as well as other categories of immigrants ^[1]

The question also doesn't acknowledge that the current data represents only partial information from Trump's second term, not a complete accounting of deportations under his current presidency.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question contains an implicit assumption that may be misleading:

• The term "illegal immigrants" is politically charged language that frames the discussion in a particular way, while official sources refer to "aliens" or "immigrants" in more neutral terminology
• The question assumes comprehensive data is readily available, when in fact the Trump administration has not regularly released complete deportation figures ^[4]
• The framing suggests there should be a single, definitive number, when the reality is that deportation data is released in segments (100-day periods, fiscal year totals, etc.) and may not capture the full scope of enforcement activities

The question would benefit from acknowledging the limited transparency in deportation reporting and the ongoing nature of enforcement activities that make precise totals difficult to determine in real-time.