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Trump's Deportation Push Falls Short of One Million Goal
4/15/2026
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Story summary
- Stephen Miller, a policy adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, led an April 2026 call pressing for more deportations.
- The Trump administration aimed to deport 1 million annually but expelled over 675,000 in its first year.
- Agreements with about two dozen countries to accept deportees yielded minimal results, with 15,000 deported to third countries in 2025.
