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Undocumented Population Estimates (2017-2021)

Estimates of the undocumented population in the U.S. during Donald Trump's first term.

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Jan 18, 2026
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How many illegal immigrants entered the US under the first Trump administration

There is no single, authoritative count of how many people “entered illegally” during Donald Trump’s first term (Jan 2017–Jan 2021); immigration scholars and agencies rely on imperfect proxies — borde...

Feb 1, 2026

how many undocumented people have been killed while Trump was President to date

Precise accounting of how many undocumented people have been killed while has been President, as of February 1, 2026, is not possible from available public records because U.S. agencies do not compile...