Deportation and removal from the United States occurs when the U.S. government orders a person to leave the country. In fiscal year 2014, Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted 315,943 removals.[1] Criteria for deportations are set out in 8 U.S.C. § 1227.
In the 105 years between 1892 and 1997, the United States deported 2.1 million people.[2] Between 1993 and 2001, during the Presidency of Bill Clinton, about 870,000 people were deported.[3] Between 2001 and 2008, during the Presidency of George W. Bush, about 2.0 million people were deported, while between 2009 and 2016, during the Presidency of Barack Obama, about 3.2 million people were deported.[4]
During Donald Trump’s first presidency the number of undocumented immigrants deported decreased,[5] though partially due to decreased illegal immigration itself under Trump. It was lower than during the Obama presidency.[5]
- ^ "Fiscal Year 2017 ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Report". www.ice.gov. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Obama Deported More People Than Any Other President?". Snopes.com. October 20, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ "Ted Cruz gets it very wrong on recent presidents' deportation numbers". The Washington Post. December 16, 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ "Obama deported record number of immigrants, despite Trump's claim". New York Daily News. September 1, 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-15.
- ^ a b Budryk, Zack (2019-11-18). "Deportations lower under Trump administration than Obama: report". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-04-26.