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Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target
The Migration Policy Institute analysis counts 980,000 deportations in the first eighteen months of the second Trump term; it says most of those deported had no criminal conviction.
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- First reported by AP News: “Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds”, with reporting from AP News (via WDBO), AP News (via Click2Houston) and AP News (via Durango Herald).
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 7:59 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Hank Ledger and Vera Bullock.
- Topics: White House, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Macron in Riyadh, Paz stuns United, Glee returns, Smith on Trump… (October 21).
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- AP NewsDeportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds
- AP News (via WDBO)Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- AP News (via Click2Houston)Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- AP News (via Durango Herald)Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDeportations are up under President Trump but short of the White House target, a new report from the Migration Policy Institute finds.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe pace is about six hundred sixty thousand people over the past year, twenty-six percent above the yearly average under President Biden.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorMost of those deported have never been convicted of a crime, the analysis says.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe White House had promised one million a year.
The story so far
- Press secretary exits after five days; Omar seeks seized items back · Al Jazeera
- The High-Stakes Job of Trump's White House Physician · WSJ
- Trump, 80, debuts another new hair color at the White House · The Daily Beast
- Trump Insults Melania's Signature at White House; Kiss Video Goes… · Firstpost
- Trump snaps at reporter in Oval Office: 'Are you a sick person?' · The Hill
- Macron in Riyadh, Paz stuns United, Glee returns, Smith on Trump… · Yahoo
- Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target (this story)
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