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Deportation and immigration enforcement

The actions taken by the US government to enforce immigration laws, including deportations and raids.

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Jan 28, 2026

What are the most common reasons for deporting immigrants with legal status?

Immigrants who hold some form of legal status can nonetheless be made : violations of immigration status (including terminated or revoked humanitarian statuses), certain criminal convictions or multip...

Jan 25, 2026

How did demographic and country-of-origin patterns of deportees change under different presidential administrations since 1990?

since 1990 show shifting volumes, targets and legal tactics across administrations: Democrats presided over a higher share of removals in the aggregate from 1990–2018 while enforcement priorities and ...