Report Says Deportations Rose Under Trump Administration
A new report from the Migration Policy Institute indicates that deportations under the Trump administration have increased, with an estimated 660,000 people expected to be deported over the past year, though this number falls short of the White House's target.…
Roanoke Lynchburg, VA, October 22, 2026 —
A new report from the Migration Policy Institute indicates that deportations under the Trump administration have increased. It estimates that 660,000 people are expected to be deported over the past year, a figure that falls short of the White House’s target.
The report’s summary also describes intensified arrests across the country as part of the administration’s immigration agenda. It does not provide further detail about where arrests have increased, how many people have been arrested, or how the estimate of expected deportations was calculated.
The information provided does not specify the White House’s target, the report’s publication date, or the number of deportations recorded before the past year for comparison. It also does not clarify whether the 660,000 estimate represents completed deportations, a projection, or another measure. The figure is therefore presented here as an estimate of people expected to be deported, not as a confirmed count of completed removals.
The report summary does not identify specific policies or enforcement operations connected to the increase in arrests, and it does not include comments from administration officials or affected individuals. No details were provided about the report’s methodology or its geographic breakdown. Those missing details limit what can be established from the summary about the scale and distribution of the reported changes.
The central findings stated in the summary are that deportations have increased, that the estimate for the past year is 660,000 people expected to be deported, and that the estimate remains below the White House’s target. The summary offers no additional figures or explanation about the difference between the estimate and that target.
Story summarized from the original created by REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press on www.wfxrtv.com, see more information here.
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