Report Says Deportations Rose but Fell Short of One Million Annual Target
A new report analyzed by El Paso Matters indicates that deportations under the Trump administration have increased but fallen short of the White House's target of one million annually, despite ramped-up arrests and a rise in voluntary departures. The analysis…
El Paso, TX, October 22, 2026 —
A new report analyzed by El Paso Matters says deportations under the Trump administration have increased but remain below the White House’s stated target of one million annually. The analysis points to ramped-up arrests and a rise in voluntary departures, while also describing challenges in reaching the administration’s goal.
The summary of the report does not provide the number of deportations, the period covered by the analysis, or figures for arrests and voluntary departures. It also does not specify the report’s methodology, so those details cannot be assessed from the information provided.
The analysis notes that the administration has stopped publicly releasing immigration data. That change limits the data available for tracking deportations and comparing government actions with the stated annual target, according to the report summary.
The findings present a contrast between increased deportations and the administration’s goal: the total has risen, but has not reached one million per year. The summary does not identify particular factors behind the gap beyond noting broader challenges in meeting the target.
Without further figures or details about the analysis, the scale of the increase and the distance from the target remain unclear. The report’s central findings, as described by El Paso Matters, are that deportations have increased, voluntary departures have risen, and publicly released immigration data has ceased.
Story summarized from the original created by Associated Press on elpasomatters.org, see more information here.
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