Trump deported 980,000; 71% had no criminal record
During the first 18 months of the second Trump administration, the Department of Homeland Security deported approximately 980,000 individuals, a rate higher than under both the Biden and first Trump administrations, though still below early-2000s levels. Among those with at least two years of U.S. residence, 71% (about 280,000) had no criminal convictions, according to an analysis by the Migration Policy Institute.
On an annualized basis, the administration was projected to complete around 660,000 deportations in fiscal year 2026, which is 26% above the average for 2021-2024 but still below the 1.86 million deportations in fiscal year 2000 and falling short of the administration's goal of deporting 1 million individuals per year.
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