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The Obama administration's deportation policy, including the use of expedited removal procedures and the number of deportations during his presidency
The Obama-era removal record combined both formal removals (court-ordered deportations) and a large and growing volume of administrative, nonjudicial returns (fast-track processes or border “returns”)...
Yes: the Obama administration’s deportation policies sparked sustained public protest and organized demonstrations during his presidency, as immigrant-rights groups publicly labeled him the “deporter-...
The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) created a narrow but durable shield for hundreds of thousands of “Dreamers,” reducing the risk of deportation for eligible beneficiaries while not cha...
The Obama administration removed more people—by several measures—than most recent predecessors and some successors, with peak annual removals in FY2013 and roughly 2–3 million deportations/returns ove...
When the same DHS-style definitions are applied — distinguishing formal “removals” from border “returns” or voluntary withdrawals — the Clinton years look qualitatively and quantitatively different fr...
The evidence shows that during the Obama presidency the majority of people counted as “deported” were removed through formal removal authorities rather than simple voluntary returns; DHS and nonpartis...
The claim that “1.57 million and 1.49 million immigrants were removed [under Obama]” cannot be verified as stated within the provided reporting: DHS and independent analyses consistently show far larg...
During the Obama administration, deportations were a mix of convicted criminals and noncriminals, with the government stressing a shift toward prioritizing “felons, not families” even as large volumes...