New Data Show Deportations Declined Drastically During the Pandemic

Based on new data released today by us at the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University, deportations show a significant decline during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On average, about 20,500 deportations took place each month during the five-year period between June 2015 and February 2020. But by June 2020, that number was less than 6,000.

This isn’t necessarily a surprise, since most government activities slowed down during the pandemic. But even if we know something is likely true in a general sense, there’s nothing like having the data to truly quantify your suspicions.

If you want to see the data, check it out here. We updated our deportation data tool online here based on new data from ICE that we carefully validated.

The tool shows other detailed data associated with deportations, such as citizenship, criminal history, gender, and status of last entry.

Feel free to explore the data! And let me know what you find interesting.

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