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The U.S. has carried out about 980,000 deportations during the first 18 months of the second Trump term, according to a new MPI analysis
That’s above recent administrations but well below the early-2000s peak
Here's what the data show, and what they can't tell us 🧵
MigrationPolicy Inst retweeted
According to a new report from @MigrationPolicy, about 2/3 of DHS removals are border removals, not interior removals. Only interior removals can reverse the damage done when Biden allowed 10 million illegals into the US. Interior removals need to go way, WAY up. migrationpolicy.org/publicat…
Using a new methodology that seeks to estimate self-departures & adding these to known deportation numbers, MPI estimates anywhere from 1.3 million to 2.4 million people were deported or “self-deported between Jan. 20, 2025 and July 31, 2026
All of this & much more can be found in our new fact sheet, which comes with interactive data figures and a detailed methodology
migrationpolicy.org/publicat…
MigrationPolicy Inst retweeted
Trump admin deported nearly 1 million through July, @MigrationPolicy report finds
New report, authored by Marc Rosenblum, former head of DHS Office of Homeland Security Statistics
Counts both DHS “removals” and “returns”
By @tedhesson @washingtonpost
washingtonpost.com/immigrati…
MigrationPolicy Inst retweeted
FINALLY! A detailed picture of deportations under Trump.
DHS stopped publishing enforcement data in Jan 2025. Now @migrationpolicy has a new report—the first from Marc Rosenblum since he left his job leading DHS’s statistics office.
This is the best picture of data we have yet:
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Who are the international travelers who come to the US on temporary visas?
🧳3/4 are just visiting
🛠️1/10 are temporary workers
🎓Just under 1/10 are international students
See more: bit.ly/temporaryvisastats
A new high of about 11 million US temporary visas was issued in FY 2024, but that number has fallen since then.
Here’s what to know: bit.ly/temporaryvisastats
ALT The COVID-19 pandemic sent temporary (“nonimmigrant”) visa issuances plunging, but they largely rebounded once embassies reopened and global travel resumed, in some categories even surpassing prepandemic levels. Recent policy changes, such as the Trump administration's restrictions for international students and skilled workers, have complicated that recovery.
Of the 35 third-country deportation agreements signed by the US, 6 have text that hasn't been made public
Most are with countries where the State Dept has reported human-rights concerns
Researchers Emma Empociello & Greta Garcia Jalil Melendez examine: bit.ly/4ysA2Za
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Other countries’ role in U.S. migration control has changed markedly over the last 2 decades
Previously largely focused on asylum seekers at the border, third-country arrangements now dictate deportations far from migrants’ origins
Our article explains: bit.ly/4ysA2Za
