Trump copies Obama's playbook on counting deportations
Summary
The White House will count quick border returns as part of its official deportation numbers, similar to what was done during President Obama's time. This change helps show higher deportation totals, closer to the goal of one million removals per year.Key Facts
- The White House plans to combine deportations by ICE inside the U.S. with quick returns by Customs and Border Protection at the border.
- Counting these quick returns will increase the reported number of deportations to over 800,000.
- ICE deported 442,000 people in fiscal year 2025, according to data from April.
- Tom Homan, the White House Border Czar, previously led ICE’s Enforcement and Removal unit under President Obama.
- Republicans criticized President Obama for counting quick border returns to boost his deportation figures.
- Internal documents show that combining these numbers during the Obama administration made deportation stats appear higher than they really were.
- Homan wants to improve transparency by publicly sharing a daily 22-page data report he receives on immigration enforcement.
- Several Republican lawmakers on Homeland Security and Judiciary committees did not comment, and the White House also declined to comment.
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