By the numbers: Under the Obama administration, total ICE deportations were above 385,000 each year in fiscal years 2009-2011, and hit a high of 409,849 in fiscal 2012. The numbers dropped to below 250,000 in fiscal years 2015 and 2016.
- Under Trump, ICE deportations fell to 226,119 in fiscal 2017, then ticked up to over 250,000 in fiscal 2018 and hit a Trump administration high of 282,242 this fiscal year (as of June).
- ICE and DHS didn't respond to a request for comment.
You never heard a word about these Obama deportation numbers until 2015-2016. They thought Obama wanted to bring Republicans to the table by being tough on deportations. Trump just using vile rhetoric, family separation, and cruelty in border facilities to create a crisis and deter. Obama did it in silence.