The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said Thursday that over 271,000 immigrants were deported from the United States during the previous fiscal year.
Trump, who intends to make mass deportations a key component of his future administration, is just weeks away from taking office when the ICE report is released.
In 2021, President Joe Biden promised to halt deportations, but after a spike in border crossings, his government ended up increasing them.
According to ICE’s recently published report, a streamlined procedure contributed to the sharp increase in deportations during the previous fiscal year.
According to the CIA, more deportation flights headed to farther-flung locations including Asia and Africa, which for years did not accept US deportations.
