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Polybius

(18,664 posts)
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 12:29 PM Dec 20

US deportations under Biden surpass Trump's record

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Source: BBC News

US immigration authorities last year deported the largest number of undocumented immigrants in nearly a decade, surpassing the record of Donald Trump's first term in office.

More than 271,000 immigrants were deported from the US over the last fiscal year, according to a report released by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency on Thursday.

The ICE report comes just weeks before President-elect Trump, who plans to make mass deportation a cornerstone of his incoming administration, takes office.

President Joe Biden in 2021 had pledged to pause deportations, but his administration ended up expanding it following a surge in border crossings.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36e41dx425o

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US deportations under Biden surpass Trump's record (Original Post) Polybius Dec 20 OP
Remember this when some MAGA tries to justify their vote for TCF on the RockRaven Dec 20 #1
You're jumping too far with the conclusion FBaggins Dec 20 #3
For the year 2024, he surpassed Trump's numbers Polybius Dec 20 #4
Who are we, really? ZonkerHarris Dec 20 #2
Locking as a duplicate Yonnie3 Dec 20 #5

RockRaven

(16,605 posts)
1. Remember this when some MAGA tries to justify their vote for TCF on the
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 12:56 PM
Dec 20

grounds that Biden/Harris were soft on illegal immigrants. Biden stopped more people at the border than TCF. Biden deported more people than TCF. MAGAts didn't vote for TCF because he was tougher on illegal immigration -- because he wasn't -- they voted for TCF because he voiced their racism for them.

FBaggins

(27,844 posts)
3. You're jumping too far with the conclusion
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:45 PM
Dec 20

The report is saying that the administration's 2024 deportation figure just passed the prior administration's previous one-year record. They aren't saying that the four-year term was higher. The Obama administration seems to take the prize by this measure.

Polybius

(18,664 posts)
4. For the year 2024, he surpassed Trump's numbers
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 02:33 PM
Dec 20

His years 2021, 2022, and 2023 did not.

ZonkerHarris

(25,517 posts)
2. Who are we, really?
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:23 PM
Dec 20

Yonnie3

(18,255 posts)
5. Locking as a duplicate
Fri Dec 20, 2024, 04:47 PM
Dec 20

please continue discussion at the earlier post https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143359602 titled Deportations by ICE jumped to 10-year high in 2024, surpassing Trump-era peak

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