August 28, 2024
The Biden-Harris Administration’s Record Low Removal Rate of Illegal Aliens
Over 175% FEWER ILLEGAL ALIENS REMOVED DURING THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION COMPARED TO THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
Over 300% MORE ILLEGAL ALIENS “ENCOUNTERED” NATIONWIDE DURING THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION THAN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
DEBUNKING THE DECEPTIVE CLAIM THAT THE BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION HAS DEPORTED A RECORD NUMBER OF ILLEGAL ALIENS
CLAIM: “Throughout the last three fiscal years, a majority of all southwest border encounters resulted in a removal, return, or expulsion. Over the past year alone, we have removed or returned more than 750,000 people, more than in any fiscal year since 2010.” – DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
FACT: This claim conflates interior enforcement (removals) with border turn-backs (returns and Title 42 expulsions). The most accurate data to establish an administration’s immigration enforcement record is removals because that data accounts for the removal of illegal aliens from American communities.
FACT: Each year during the Biden-Harris Administration, the removal rate has been less than 5% of the number of illegal aliens “encountered” at our nationwide borders.
FACT: The Biden-Harris Administration has removed fewer illegal aliens each year than the Trump Administration did in FY2020 when COVID-19 restrictions disrupted the globe and the removal process.
Nationwide illegal immigration & removal data sourced from CBP.gov, CBP Archive, ICE FY19 Report, ICE FY20 Report, and ICE FY23 Report