Trump’s administration says it has deported more than 605,000 “illegal aliens,” and also claims 1.9 million more have self-deported, for a total of over 2.5 million people leaving the U.S. since he returned to office.

Important context

That total is the administration’s own figure, and it combines:

  • formal deportations,
  • self-deportations,
  • and people who left the country for other reasons.

So if you mean strictly forced removals , the number given is more than 605,000.

Why the number is debated

Different groups count immigration enforcement differently, so estimates can vary a lot depending on whether they include:

  • deportations only,
  • voluntary departures,
  • border turn-backs,
  • or people who left after losing immigration cases.

Plain answer

  • Forced deportations: more than 605,000.
  • Total left the U.S. since Trump returned to office, including self-deportations: over 2.5 million.

Would you like the same answer broken down by month or compared with Biden-era deportation numbers?