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Comparison of deportation numbers between the Trump and Biden administrations, including the methods of deportation and the agencies involved
Across multiple government and think‑tank counts, the number depends on what is being counted: strict “removals” (formal deportation orders) totaled roughly the mid‑hundreds of thousands in Biden’s la...
during the presidency rose sharply in 2023–2024 to levels not seen in nearly a decade, with fiscal‑year 2024 recording a near‑record wave of removals that in many measures exceeded totals under the fi...
Across multiple datasets and reporting windows, presided over higher aggregate departures (driven largely by voluntary “returns” at the border) than ’s first term and, depending on the metric and time...
The claim that “ has deported more immigrants than any other president” does not hold up against contemporary reporting: across modern presidencies, Trump has overseen large numbers of removals but no...
Barack Obama’s two terms oversaw deportation totals that rank as the highest in recent U.S. history, with public sources reporting roughly 2–3 million removals or deportations during 2009–2016, though...
The short answer: yes—Trump’s deportation methods are materially different from Obama’s in priorities, tactics, and legal framing, though not always in total removals; Obama prioritized certain catego...