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Border control

The topic is about the border control and how it is affected by Title 42 expulsions.

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Jan 12, 2026
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How many immigrants were deported during Donald Trump's presidency (2017–2021)?

Across multiple government and research tallies, the Trump administration oversaw roughly 1.4–1.6 million “deportation” events (a sweep of removals, returns and expulsions) over its first four years i...

Jan 12, 2026
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How did Obama's deportation numbers compare to those of previous administrations, such as George W. Bush's?

Barack Obama’s administrations oversaw more formal removals (often called “deportations” in public debate) than earlier presidencies on an annual and per‑year basis, producing a total that many resear...

Jan 20, 2026
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did bush deport 10 million illegals

The claim that "Bush deported 10 million illegals" is both true and misleading depending on how "deportations" are counted: several reputable analyses report roughly 10–10.3 million total deportation ...

Jan 14, 2026

How does DHS count expulsions under Title 42 compared to removals and returns?

DHS treats Title 42 “expulsions” as a distinct category of repatriation separate from removals and returns: expulsions were actions taken under a public‑health order (Title 42) and are tracked in DHS/...

Jan 8, 2026

How do deportation numbers under George W. Bush compare to those under Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden?

Across modern presidents the headline totals depend heavily on what is counted: formal “removals” (deportations) versus voluntary “returns” or expulsions, and whether border expulsions under public-he...

Jan 25, 2026

What role did Title 42 expulsions play in inflating repatriation totals during the Biden administration?

— the pandemic-era practice of rapidly turning away or flying out irregular border crossers without allowing — accounted for millions of the “repatriations” tallied during and therefore materially inf...

Jan 23, 2026

What legal remedies exist for people subject to expedited removal or detained without counsel?

sharply narrows procedural safeguards: people usually have no right to counsel, no hearing before an immigration judge, and no ordinary appeal to the , which means typical paths for review are curtail...

Jan 14, 2026

How do 'encounters' relate to net migration and the measurement of 'gotaways' at the U.S.–Mexico border?

Encounters are the official counts of migrants who meet U.S. officials at or between ports of entry and are the primary observable input for migration statistics; they do not by themselves measure tot...

Jan 10, 2026

What immigration policies during the Clinton administration increased deportations?

The Clinton administration pursued a suite of enforcement-first policies and laws in the mid-1990s that materially expanded the federal deportation apparatus: increased funding and personnel for borde...