2 Million Illegal Immigrants Have Been Deported or Self-Removed: US Homeland Security

Delivering one of President Donald Trump’s campaign promises, immigration authorities have far exceed their goal of 600,000 deportations by end of year.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection security agents guide illegal immigrants onboard a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing for a removal flight at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Jan. 23, 2025. Dept. of Defense photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Nicholas J. De La Pena

U.S. immigration authorities have reached a new milestone of removing more than 2 million illegal immigrants from the United States since President Donald Trump took office, as his administration vowed to end illegal immigration.

Delivering one of Trump’s key campaign promises, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Sept. 23 that in less than 250 days, they have shattered its original goal of deporting 600,000 by the end of his first year.