U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported some 271,000 immigrants to 192 countries in fiscal year 2024, which ended on Sept. 30, according to the agency’s annual enforcement report. The tally was the highest since Biden took office in 2021 and higher than any year of President-elect Donald Trump’s 2017-2021 administration, according to U.S. government statistics.
Trump transition spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement that Biden’s deportations were insignificant compared to the high levels of illegal immigration during his presidency.
Some 11 million immigrants lacked legal status or had temporary protections in 2022, according to government and think-tank estimates, a figure that some analysts now place at 13 million-14 million.
Trump tried to increase deportations during his first term with limited success. ICE removed 267,000 immigrants in fiscal year 2019, fewer than most years under Trump’s Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama.
While deportations rose in fiscal year 2024, the number of ICE arrests of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally dropped by 33% compared with the previous year, the agency’s annual report said, attributing the falloff to more officers assisting with border security operations.
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