White House eyes 1 million deportations — but hitting that number won’t be easy

Published April 15, 2025 5:00am ET



The White House is attempting to deport at least 1 million illegal immigrants in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, a lofty figure larger than the number of removals undertaken during any of his first four years in office.

Officials with the Department of Homeland Security have discussed with the White House how to deport the 1.4 million immigrants who have already been ordered removed but not actually left the country because their home countries, such as Cuba, Haiti, and Nicaragua, will not allow them to return, according to the Washington Post.

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