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Removals and Returns

The distinction between removals and returns as defined by the Department of Homeland Security, including the legal and administrative consequences of each.

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Jan 15, 2026
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How does the Department of Homeland Security define removals versus returns, and where are the year‑by‑year tables?

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) distinguishes "removals" as departures under an order of removal with legal and administrative consequences, while "returns" are confirmed departures not base...

Jan 16, 2026

How have enforcement priorities (criminal convictions vs. civil immigration violations) shifted under Obama, Biden, and the second Trump administration?

Enforcement priorities have swung between constrained, risk‑based targeting under Obama; an across‑the‑board expansion under Trump that made most undocumented people subject to arrest and removal; and...

Jan 11, 2026

What were the impacts of shifted ICE policies on detention rates, family separations, and deportation numbers under each administration?

Shifts in ICE policy across the Obama, Trump and Biden years produced measurable changes in who was detained, how often families were separated, and the composition and volume of removals: Obama narro...

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