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Deportation Categories and Comparisons

The distinction between removals, returns, and voluntary departures in deportation statistics and their implications for comparing presidential records on deportation.

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Jan 14, 2026

How do DHS removal statistics distinguish between removals, returns, and voluntary departures, and why does that matter for comparing presidents?

DHS breaks "repatriation" into legally distinct categories—removals (formal orders), returns (departures not based on an order) and voluntary departures/returns (administrative processes where the non...