Deportations Increase by 37 Percent Under Trump

Vast majority are convicted criminals, those with pending charges, or those ignoring deportation orders

Guatemalan immigrants deported from the United States arrive on an ICE deportation flight in Guatemala City on Feb. 9. JOHN MOORE/GETTY IMAGES

WASHINGTON—A reinvigorated Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported 37 percent more illegal aliens from the interior of the United States since Jan. 20 this fiscal year compared to the same time in 2016.

Since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, more than 61,000 illegal aliens have been removed and more than 110,000 arrested inside the country—a 42 percent increase compared to the same period last year.