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Deportation system capacity

Limitations in the deportation system's capacity to process removals

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Jan 19, 2026

What were annual trends in removal classifications (expedited, reinstatement, formal removal) across the Obama administration fiscal years?

Across President Obama’s fiscal years, total deportation figures—driven largely by “removals” rather than informal “returns”—showed a high sustained volume with shifts in how removals were carried out...

Jan 8, 2026

How have deportation numbers changed over the past decade?

Deportation counts over the past decade have not moved in a straight line but instead have oscillated with policies, capacity constraints and a pandemic-era exception: annual removals peaked in earlie...