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Deportations under Trump

Opposition to deportations under President Trump's administration.

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Jan 31, 2026
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Obama ICE deportation numbers

’s administration oversaw some of the highest numbers of formal removals ("deportations" credited to ) in modern U.S. history — peaking in the early 2010s with annual ICE removals above 400,000 in sin...

Jan 31, 2026
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How many undocumented immigrants were deported under Obama compared to other administrations?

oversaw roughly three million formal removals (deportations) over his two terms, a total widely cited in scholarly and media accounts . Comparisons across administrations require care because agencies...

Jan 29, 2026

What role did ICE play in deportations during the Obama and Trump administrations?

played a central operational role in carrying out deportations under both the Obama and , but the character of that role shifted: the emphasized formal removals and targeted even as it delivered histo...

Jan 15, 2026

What share of Obama‑era ICE removals were interior arrests versus border apprehensions, and how does that compare to prior and subsequent administrations?

The Obama years saw a pronounced shift in where removals occurred: interior removals fell sharply while border removals stayed high and rose, so that by FY2016 most DHS removals originated at the bord...

Jan 10, 2026

How do ICE deportation statistics under Trump compare to the Obama and Biden administrations?

The simple numeric comparison is messy: Obama’s presidency recorded large cumulative removals over two terms, Biden’s recent years saw deportation totals climb—largely driven by voluntary returns at t...