The United States Government says it has deported more than three million undocumented immigrants since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, as the administration intensifies its immigration enforcement campaign.
The White House made the claim in a fact sheet released on Wednesday outlining what it described as measures taken to strengthen border security, tighten immigration controls and prioritise American citizens.
According to the administration, the United States has gone 15 consecutive months without releasing illegal migrants into the country, which it attributed to immigration measures introduced shortly after Trump returned to office.
The White House said the more than three million deportations included thousands of people convicted of violent crimes, although the fact sheet did not provide a detailed breakdown of the deportees by nationality, location or individual categories.
The administration also disclosed that it had filed claims against 88 people who allegedly obtained US citizenship despite being ineligible. It said it had additionally terminated taxpayer-funded benefits for more than 1.4 million undocumented migrants who were allegedly receiving public assistance improperly.
On visa controls, the White House said the administration had strengthened screening procedures and paused visa processing for 75 high-risk countries, citing concerns about overstays and national security.
The administration also said it was working to remove tens of thousands of undocumented migrants from voter rolls in several states and had introduced reforms to the US citizenship test to place greater emphasis on American history, government and civic values.
The announcement comes alongside Trump’s latest immigration measures targeting birth tourism and birthright citizenship. The White House said two executive orders signed on August 6 were intended to clarify categories of children who may not qualify for birthright citizenship and give federal agencies greater authority to combat birth-tourism schemes.
While the White House presented the figures as evidence of the administration’s success in enforcing immigration laws, the fact sheet did not provide detailed supporting data for the three-million deportation figure. The claims therefore represent the administration’s own reported figures rather than an independently verified breakdown.
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