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Nov 7, 2025
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did every person deported under Obama have due process

The claim that “every person deported under Obama had due process” is false: , raising persistent due-process concerns. Multiple contemporaneous and retrospective studies document that many removals w...

Jan 24, 2026
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How many deported under Obama

The number of people deported during the presidency depends on which metric and dataset one uses: authoritative DHS-derived analyses and place formal removals at roughly 2.4 million through mid‑admini...

Oct 23, 2025
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Did Obama deport illegal immigrants similarly to Trump?

Barack Obama’s administrations oversaw than Donald Trump’s first term, with multiple datasets showing millions removed during 2009–2016; peak annual removals occurred around 2012–2013 . Donald Trump’s...

Feb 4, 2026

obama had just many illegal immigrants deported and trump

Public data and multiple analyses show that oversaw more formal removals/ during his eight years in office than did during his first term, but totals vary widely depending on whether “deportation” cou...

Feb 1, 2026

How has the proportion of criminally charged ICE detainees changed from 2010 to 2025?

The share of detainees who are criminally convicted or charged has fallen sharply by 2025 compared with earlier years, with multiple independent trackers and news outlets reporting that non-criminal d...

Jan 20, 2026

What were annual deportation numbers under Obama compared to Trump by fiscal year?

Across multiple federal datasets and reporting, Barack Obama’s eight-year period (FY2009–FY2016) recorded roughly 3.1 million deportations (returns plus removals) with an especially high run of return...

Oct 23, 2025

What was the total number of deportations during Trump's presidency compared to Obama's?

The available analyses present conflicting tallies but a clear pattern: . Counts vary because sources use different definitions (ICE deportations vs. DHS “removals”), different date ranges, and differ...