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The accuracy and methodology of immigration statistics and claims
Barack Obama oversaw higher official removal totals than Donald Trump’s first term and, by multiple independent analyses of DHS data, was the largest deporter among recent presidents in raw numbers du...
The public sources reviewed do not publish a single authoritative aggregate figure for how many lawful permanent residents (, “green card” holders) appear in arrest datasets; instead, researchers must...
distinguishes , s, and informal “self‑deportation” both legally and statistically: a removal is a government‑ordered, compulsory expulsion while returns are movements that are not based on an order of...
DHS distinguishes “removals” (formal orders carrying administrative penalties) from “returns” (departures not pursuant to removal orders) and also counts expulsions under some authorities like Title 4...
The DHS Yearbook of Immigration Statistics publishes tables that break down removals by immigration status — including lawful permanent residents (LPRs, “green card” holders) — and covers fiscal years...
under has repeatedly reported very large numbers of people who have ""—official statements cite figures ranging from roughly 1.6 million to 2.2 million or 1.9 million self-deportations at different po...
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