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Border policy and enforcement

The policies and practices related to border control and immigration enforcement.

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Jan 29, 2026
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How do enforcement metrics (apprehensions, removals, expedited returns) compare between the Trump, Biden, and subsequent administrations?

Border apprehensions and "encounters" under the second administration fell sharply compared with -era daily averages, according to and statements , while interior enforcement— arrests and detentions—r...

Jan 26, 2026
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Did the Obama administration support any border wall construction projects?

did support and oversee construction of new border fencing and barriers along the – border, adding roughly a hundred-plus miles to the existing system during its tenure; reporting and advocacy groups ...

Jan 25, 2026
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How did court rulings and lawsuits alter implementation of Trump-era asylum policies?

Federal courts and a barrage of lawsuits repeatedly slowed, blocked, or narrowed the drive to restrict —striking down several signature rules and orders while leaving other provisions intact or subjec...

Feb 5, 2026

how many immigrants were deported under trumps first term

Official records and independent analysts show that (more precisely “removals” and expulsions counted by CBP and ICE) during ’s first presidential term did not reach the tens of millions he sometimes ...

Jan 27, 2026

Which officials signed the internal memorandum that led to the Trump administration's zero-tolerance family separation policy, and what do primary documents show?

The immediate, traceable authorship of the Trump administration’s “” enforcement posture rests on two signed internal memoranda: ’s April 6, 2018 memorandum directing federal prosecutors to criminally...

Jan 20, 2026

Number of illegal aliens that entered the country during Biden administration

The question “How many illegal aliens entered the country during the Biden administration?” does not have a single authoritative tally because officials and analysts use different measures — “encounte...