- President Donald Trump's administration deported an estimated 660,000 people over the past year, according to a report by the Migration Policy Institute.
- The total marks a 26% increase over the annual average under President Joe Biden, but falls short of the administration's goal of 1 million annual deportations.
- Interior arrests accounted for 39 percent of all deportations by July 2026, up from 28 percent in 2025, indicating increased action against long-term residents.
- The study found that most deported individuals had no criminal record, despite administration assertions that enforcement prioritizes serious offenders.
- Researchers relied on Freedom of Information Act requests after the Department of Homeland Security stopped publishing routine immigration statistics in January 2025.
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