How many immigrants have been deported under Trump?Published at 17:16 in the UK Summer
Lucy Gilder
The BBC examines journalists
The protests in Los Angeles draw new attention to President Trump's immigration enforcement policies.
One of his election pledges was to “implement the largest deportation operation in American history.”
It is difficult for us to measure Trump's progress on this pledge as his administration has stopped publishing regular numbers on immigration enforcement.
So here's what we know:
In April, US Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) said in a press release., External We ruled out 65,682 people in the first 100 days of Trump's second term.
In the same week as that release, Border Emperor Tom Homan said at a press conference that 139,000 people had been deported to date.
ICE and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are the leading institutions that deport people without legal rights to stay in a country. The greater number mentioned by Homan could include those who were deported from both agencies.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Institute for Immigration Policy said in April, External The Trump administration is “on track to deport around half a million people this year, fairer than the 685,000 deportations recorded in 2024 (FY) under President Joe Biden.”
While most Biden's deportation is a “quick” return for people who have illegally crossed the border, he said the Trump administration is focusing on removing immigrants who already live in their communities. This type of removal takes time and is more expensive than removal at the border.
We couldn't find any more recent deportees, but we asked ICE and CBP to update.
