2.5M Illegal Aliens Out of U.S. Since January
More than half a million illegal aliens have been deported and more than two million altogether have left the country since Donald Trump took office.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published the latest deportation numbers for this year, which include 600,000 illegal aliens deported and nearly 2,000,000 who agreed to the generous federal government deal for self-deportation.
While there is plenty more work to do, considering we have close to 30 million illegal aliens in the United States — around 7 million or more thanks to the Biden administration alone — this is an excellent start for Trump‘s first year in office. ICE and Border Patrol deserve a vast amount of credit for the dangerous work they do.
BREAKING: 600k illegals have been deported from the interior of our country in less than 365 days, with another 1.9 million self-deporting, totaling over 2.5 million illegals gone. A monumental achievement!
We are just getting started. pic.twitter.com/SGGBXeM8je— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) December 10, 2025
Their work is particularly dangerous right now, as there has been a 1,153% increase in assaults on ICE officers, fueled by Democrat rhetoric and sanctuary policies. In some cases, illegal aliens are attacking federal immigration officers, while at other times, leftist activists — often in mobs — are doing so.
For Our VIPs: Tucson Mayor Doxes ICE, Defying Federal Law
For example, in Tucson, Ariz., last week, a mob of activists attacked ICE vehicles and injured two federal officers. The mob included Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.), who screamed in officers’ faces and afterwards lied about what had happened. Tucson Mayor Regina Romero (D) soon afterwards doxed ICE officers in a Facebook post, encouraging activists to protest and film the officers. Interfering with federal immigration operations or attempting to shield illegal aliens is against federal law.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin spoke to Fox News about the new deportation numbers. “Illegal aliens are hearing our message to leave now. They know that if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return,” she said.
DHS highlighted the fact that local job markets have seen a boost for many Americans thanks to deportations of illegals, as some companies that preferred to pay lower wages to foreigners will now have to hire American workers. The lie that Americans won’t perform many jobs was masking a crisis of blue-collar unemployment as job gains went to immigrants under the Biden administration.
Under the Trump administration, the opposite occurred. The employment of foreign workers decreased, while the employment of American-born workers increased.
Related: During the Biden Administration, Migrants Drove 66 Percent of Rental Demand Increase
The Trump-Turner Department of Housing and Urban Development also revealed last month that immigrants, which means largely illegal immigrants, drove two-thirds of the rental demand increase across America under the Biden administration, and in some areas, they drove 100% of the increase.
Times are changing, and it’s just what we voted for in 2024.
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Trump’s second term sees record breaking 2.5M illegal aliens depart the U.S.
OAN Staff Cory Hawkins
3:43 PM – Thursday, December 11, 2025
The Department of Homeland Security has reported that an estimated 2.5 million illegal aliens have left the country since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term in office.
Since January 20, 2025, more than 605,000 deportations have taken place due to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) enforcement operations. The DHS prioritizes the removal of dangerous illegal aliens as part of the Trump Administration’s efforts to restore law and order to the United States.
Additionally, 1.9 million illegal aliens have voluntarily self-deported.
BREAKING: 600k illegals have been deported from the interior of our country in less than 365 days, with another 1.9 million self-deporting, totaling over 2.5 million illegals gone. A monumental achievement!
We are just getting started. pic.twitter.com/SGGBXeM8je — Homeland Security (@DHSgov) December 10, 2025
“The Trump Administration is shattering historic records with more than 2.5 million illegal aliens leaving the U.S. DHS has deported more than 605,000 illegal aliens and another 1.9 million have self-deported. Since January 20, DHS has arrested more than 595,000 illegal aliens,” said DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. “Illegal aliens are hearing our message to leave now. They know if they don’t, we will find them, we will arrest them, and they will never return.”
In March, the DHS announced a program that uses the “CBP Home” app to encourage migrants to self-deport from the United States. The incentives included a free flight back to their home country or to a country that will accept the individual, a $1,000 exit bonus, and forgiveness for any civil fines if necessary. The CBP Home app was the official replacement for former President Joe Biden’s “CBP One” app — which enabled illegal aliens to schedule appointments to seek asylum.
These major milestones for the DHS immigration enforcement stem from President Trump signing the Once Big Beautiful Bill Act into law. The legislation allotted close to $170 billion to immigration enforcement operations. For Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) detention capacity, $45 million was set aside and $30 billion was allocated for ICE sting operations.
The bill prompted a plethora of immigration enforcement operations in many liberal-run cities such as Chicago, Illinois, Portland, Oregon, Charlotte, North Carolina, and Minneapolis, Minnesota
Trump has assured their operations target the “worst of the worst” of illegal aliens, zeroing in on arresting individuals with a long criminal history. The DHS reported that 70% of illegal aliens arrested have been convicted of a crime.
“As the media whitewashes the facts, day in and day out, our brave men and women of ICE risk their lives for the American people,” McLaughlin said in a statement. “Americans don’t have to rely on the press for this information – with this transparent tool, they can see for themselves what public safety threats were lurking in their neighborhoods and communities.”
During the last year of the Biden administration, just over 271,000 illegal aliens were deported, and just 142,000 in 2023, according to ICE statistics.
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