In recent years, the number of immigrants deported (or repatriated) from the United States has varied significantly:
- In 2023, about 1.1 million people were repatriated from the US, which includes deportations as well as returns and expulsions related to COVID-19 public health measures
- As of November 2024, approximately 678,000 repatriations had occurred in 2024, showing a decrease compared to 2023 but still a substantial number
- Early in 2025, during the first weeks of the second Trump administration, around 4,745 Latin American immigrants were deported, including 4,094 Mexican nationals
- The Trump administration has set an ambitious goal to deport one million immigrants annually, which would be more than triple the previous record of 267,000 in fiscal year 2019
- Deportation numbers fluctuate depending on policies, enforcement priorities, and external factors like border crossings and public health emergencies. For example, deportations under Biden in early 2024 were higher than in early 2025 under Trump, partly due to border crossing volumes
In summary, deportations in recent years have ranged from several hundred thousand annually to over a million when including all repatriation categories, with current administration goals aiming to increase these numbers significantly
