Trump deportations up but short of White House target
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 13:02 · Archive
The Trump administration deported about 660,000 people in the past year, a 26% increase but below its target of 1 million.
The Trump administration deported about 660,000 people in the past year, according to a report from the Migration Policy Institute released Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security carried out 980,000 deportations during the first 18 months of Trump's second administration. This represents a 26% increase from the yearly average during the Biden administration from 2021 to 2024.
The figures fall short of the Trump administration's stated target of 1 million annual deportations, a promise made when it received billions in Congressional funding to supercharge immigration enforcement. They also remain well below the 1.86 million deportations recorded in 2000 under President Bill Clinton. The report, based on publicly available data obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests, was released after the Trump administration stopped publicly releasing deportation figures in January 2025.
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- Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report findsA new report shows President Donald Trump's administration has sharply increased deportations over the past year.Clickorlando · 22 Oct, 12:30
- Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report findsA new report shows President Donald Trump's administration has sharply increased deportations over the past year.News4Jax · 22 Oct, 12:30
In this story: Donald Trump · Migration Policy Institute · Department of Homeland Security · Joe Biden · Bill Clinton · United States
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