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A program aimed at identifying and deporting undocumented immigrants who have committed crimes.

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Jan 23, 2026
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What were the annual deportation totals under Presidents Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump using consistent DHS definitions?

Using consistent definitions that count both formal removals and returns, (1993–2000) and (2001–2008) administrations recorded the largest annual averages—roughly 1.54 million and 1.29 million per yea...

Jan 15, 2026
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how many illegal immigrants came into the country during bush 2 terms

There is no single, authoritative figure in the supplied reporting that states how many undocumented immigrants "came into the country" during George W. Bush’s two terms (2001–2008); public claims var...

Jan 26, 2026
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Why did Obama deport illegals

presided over some of the highest formal removals (“deportations”) in recent history — including a peak of roughly 438,421 removals in FY2013 and more than 2 million removals in his first terms by som...

Jan 18, 2026

How do ICE and DHS define “criminal alien” and how has that definition changed over time?

ICE and DHS treat “criminal alien” as an administrative category describing noncitizens who are removable because of criminal convictions or who are judged to pose public‑safety risks, a label used op...

Jan 17, 2026

How did ICE deportation priorities change under Obama compared to previous administrations?

The Obama administration shifted ICE enforcement away from the broad, catch‑all deportation practices of some predecessors toward a narrower focus on convicted criminals and recent border crossers, co...

Jan 19, 2026

What was the annual ICE budget under the Obama administration from 2009 to 2017?

A clear, year-by-year list of ICE’s annual budgets from 2009 through 2017 is not provided in the documents supplied; the available reporting supplies only scattered data points and trend summaries rat...

Jan 25, 2026

What policy changes did the Obama administration implement to prioritize certain removals, and how did advocates evaluate their effectiveness?

moved immigration enforcement from broad-based workplace and mass raids toward a triage model that formally prioritized national-security threats, convicted criminals and recent border crossers, and i...

Jan 19, 2026

What policies under Obama triggered anti-deportation protests?

The anti-deportation protests during the Obama years were driven less by a single policy than by a cluster of enforcement decisions and outcomes: a surge in removals that activists called “record depo...

Jan 11, 2026

How did deportation rates for families and children differ under Obama across nationalities?

Under Obama, formal removals were high overall and enforcement was reoriented toward convicted criminals and recent border crossers, producing large deportation totals while also prompting targeted re...

Jan 27, 2026

What were the Obama administration's deportation priorities and enforcement policies?

moved from a broad, numbers-driven deportation posture to a tiered, priority-based enforcement strategy that officially focused federal resources on national-security threats, serious criminal offende...

Jan 17, 2026

What role do local jails and poor data systems play in wrongful immigration removals?

Local jails act as the primary conduit through which federal immigration enforcement identifies and seizes people for removal—often using information systems and agreements that can be error-prone and...

Jan 14, 2026

What policies caused wrongful deportations of US citizens under Obama?

The wrongful deportation of U.S. citizens during the Obama years flowed less from a single malicious directive than from a cluster of policies and systems that prioritized speed, data‑sharing, and pro...

Jan 12, 2026

Which demographic groups and countries were most affected by removals under each administration?

The dominant groups affected by U.S. removals have shifted across administrations: under Obama removals peaked in volume and disproportionately affected long-term migrants including Mexicans and Centr...

Jan 11, 2026

How do DHS counting methods for 'returns' and 'removals' differ across the Clinton, Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations?

DHS distinguishes "removals" — compulsory departures based on an order of removal with administrative consequences — from "returns" — confirmed movements out of the United States not based on an order...

Jan 8, 2026

How do due process rights differ when arrested by ICE versus local law enforcement?

Due process rights apply to everyone on U.S. soil, but how those rights play out depends on whether a person is handled by federal immigration authorities (ICE) or by state and local police: ICE opera...