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Obama Deportation Record

The fact-check examines the deportation record of Barack Obama, comparing it to other presidents.

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Jan 8, 2026

What share of removals under Obama, Trump, and Biden were classified as 'criminal' versus 'noncriminal' and how reliable are those classifications?

Across the three presidencies, removals labeled “criminal” versus “noncriminal” shifted with policy and data practices: the Obama-era enforcement emphasized recent border crossers and prioritized crim...

Jan 8, 2026

which president had the most criminal deportations

Barack Obama oversaw the largest number of formal removals (deportations) in recent U.S. history and, on the balance of available academic and government statistics, is the president most associated w...