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International Removal Logistics

The challenges and costs of removing deportees to their countries of origin.

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Jan 28, 2026
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Was there any loss of life during Obama’s deportation effort

Yes: multiple credible reports document deportation and detention regime — including deaths of people while in immigration custody and cases of to — though tallies and causal attributions vary across ...

Jan 9, 2026

What are the administrative bottlenecks (courts, flights, detention beds) that drive up deportation costs?

Mass deportation costs balloon not because removals themselves are inherently expensive but because three administrative choke points—overloaded immigration courts, limited and costly detention capaci...