Illegal immigrant arrests and deportations drop up to 85% under Biden, compared to record-high Obama years

Published March 11, 2022 12:00am ET



Arrests and deportations of illegal immigrants have bottomed out under the administration of President Joe Biden, each dropping in fiscal year 2021 more than 75% compared to the record-high numbers seen during the Obama administration, according to newly released government data.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Department of Homeland Security‘s agency that enforces U.S. immigration laws within the country, removed 59,011 noncitizens from October 2020 through September 2021, most of which was under the Biden administration’s more rigid criteria for who could be taken into custody. In 2011, nearly 400,000 noncitizens were deported — meaning the numbers were down 85% under Biden.

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