Fact check: How many criminal immigrants have been deported by Trump?

1. Summary of the results

Based on the available analyses, no source provides a definitive total number of criminal immigrants deported by Trump. However, several key statistics emerge from the data:

During Trump's second term, ICE arrested 66,463 illegal aliens in the first 100 days, with three in four arrests being criminal illegal aliens ^[1]. The same source reports that 65,682 aliens were removed during this period, including 2,288 gang members and 1,329 accused or convicted of sex offenses ^[1].

ICE agents have arrested over 38,000 migrants with criminal convictions ^[2], though this figure represents arrests rather than completed deportations. Monthly deportation figures show 11,000 migrants deported in February, 12,300 in the first four weeks of March, and 17,200 in April ^[3], but these numbers don't distinguish between criminal and non-criminal deportees.

One source indicates that the Trump administration has deported more than 207,000 migrants overall ^[4], but fails to specify how many were criminal immigrants.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The analyses reveal significant missing context about enforcement priorities and methodology changes. While Trump campaigned on deporting the "worst of the worst," sources indicate a recent shift toward arresting those who have not been accused of crimes ^[2]. This represents a departure from targeting primarily criminal immigrants.

Almost two-thirds of those arrested in recent ICE raids had no serious criminal record ^[5], suggesting that the focus has expanded beyond criminal immigrants to include longtime residents and workers without criminal backgrounds.

The question assumes Trump has specifically targeted criminal immigrants for deportation, but the data shows enforcement has broadened to include non-criminal immigrants, making it difficult to isolate criminal deportation numbers from overall deportation statistics.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original question contains an implicit assumption that Trump has specifically focused on deporting criminal immigrants, when the evidence suggests a more complex reality. The framing implies there should be readily available statistics on criminal immigrant deportations specifically, but sources consistently fail to provide this breakdown ^{[3] [2] [4]}.

The question may inadvertently perpetuate the narrative that immigration enforcement primarily targets criminals, when data shows enforcement has expanded to include those without criminal records ^[5]. Additionally, one source notes there is no evidence to support the narrative that newly arrived migrants are responsible for violent crime ^[6], suggesting the premise linking immigration to criminality may itself be problematic.

The lack of specific criminal deportation statistics across multiple sources suggests that either this data is not being tracked separately or is not being made publicly available, which raises questions about transparency in immigration enforcement reporting.