The mass deportation of illegal aliens is not new.
The U.S. has been removing thousands of illegal immigrants every year since the 1800s, according to official Department of Homeland Security data.
Prior to the second Trump administration, the highest annual illegal immigrant-removal numbers reported were under the Obama administration, according to DHS figures.
During President Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House, about 3 million illegal aliens were deported from the U.S., with the highest number of removals in fiscal year 2013 at 432,334, averaging more than 36,000 a month.
Between being sworn in on Jan. 20 and June 30, more than 239,000 illegal aliens have been deported under President Donald Trump, Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary, told The Daily Signal in an email Monday. On average, about 47,000 illegal aliens have been deported each month since Trump took office, breaking Obama’s record.
“Removals” constitute the “compulsory and confirmed movement of an inadmissible or deportable noncitizen out of the United States based on an order of removal,” according to the DHS.
Under the leadership of border czar Tom Homan and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, the Trump administration has arrested more than 273,000 illegal aliens, according to DHS. Numerous lawsuits and court ruling have, however, slowed removals.
“In the face of historic opposition from activist, liberal judges, President Trump is committed to carrying out the largest mass deportation operation in history to remove the millions of unvetted, illegal, criminal aliens that Joe Biden welcomed into our country,” Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, told The Daily Signal.
The recently passed “One Big, Beautiful Bill” will turbocharge the president’s deportation efforts by funding more ICE agents, expanded detention facilities, and more,” Jackson said, adding that illegal immigrants “should self-deport while they still have the opportunity.”
DHS is encouraging illegal aliens to self-deport, offering $1,000 to those who do and the hope of a potential legal path back to the U.S.
While Trump continues to fight legal battles over its authority to deport illegal aliens, the administration is also setting up new detention facilities to house those apprehended.
On July 1, Trump toured a new detention center in the Florida Everglades commonly referred to as “Alligator Alcatraz.” The facility was built in just eight days and could immediately accommodate up to 3,000 illegal aliens.
According to the latest polling form the Napolitan News Service, 57% of voters support Trump’s deportation efforts, while 39% disapprove.
