The president who deported the most immigrants in U.S. history was Barack Obama. His administration removed more than 2.5 million people through immigration orders between 2009 and 2015, which is more than the total deportations of all presidents in the 20th century combined
. Although President Donald Trump promised mass deportations and signed multiple executive orders to reduce immigration, his administration deported fewer people overall compared to Obama. For example, in his first three years, Trump’s deportations were under 800,000, while Obama’s were about 1.18 million in the same period
. President Joe Biden’s administration is on pace to carry out as many deportations as the Trump administration did, with about 1.1 million deportations since fiscal year 2021 through early 2024, but still fewer than Obama’s total removals
. In summary, Barack Obama holds the record for the most deportations by a U.S. president, followed by Trump and Biden, with Trump deporting fewer people than Obama despite a strong rhetoric on immigration enforcement
