Measuring Trump’s deportation success

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In one sense, President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have been a complete success. Under President Joe Biden, the federal government lost meaningful control of the southern border, catching and releasing thousands of illegal immigrants into the country every day. Thanks to Trump’s new detention and deportation policies, that number has dropped to zero.

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