abraxas , 11 months ago

Biden doubled Trump’s deportation numbers

2021 was the lowest deportation year on record (owing to COVID). 2022 was the second lowest deportation year in modern record.

Biden moved to prioritize ICE focusing on criminal immigrants, and the Texas Republicans blocked that behavior in the courts, a block that only failed in June of 2023 when SCOTUS gave the only reasonable result (a phrase I can’t say very often anymore).

So 2 years of record low deportations and 1 year of his hands tied in the courts (of which I can’t find numbers anyway). How exactly is he “doubling” Trump’s deportation numbers?

What you MIGHT have misunderstood is that the number of border crossings have gone up dramatically under Biden, likely because he’s against the draconian and horrific policies of his predecessor. More border crossings than ever. Fewer deportations than ever. Whatever your opinion is of that, your claim was wrong.

And I’m pretty sure it would be turn into a shitfest if I tried to discuss the rest of the issues because I know you see them with Marx colored glasses. But you’re making some factually incorrect statements and it can’t be more clear than the deportation numbers. And more refs.

axios.com/…/ice-arrest-deportation-number-biden-i…

cato.org/…/biden-administration-has-reduced-depor… (I love the “not by much” when they show a graph depicting an 80% drop! I love propaganda mags)