The Record

Border by President

Brick is illegal entries — Border Patrol encounters on the southwest border. Steel is deportations — formal removals. Play the years from Bush 41 forward. FY2026 is through July.

Net remaining

27.5M

27,537,900 · entries − deportations

Illegal entries

36.2M

36,198,719 · SWB encounters

Deportations

8.66M

8,660,819 · DHS / ICE removals

At this year

Donald Trump

FY 2026*

Donald Trump

Illegal entriesDeportations
00.6M1.2M1.8M2.4M89939701050913172125

By administration

George H. W. Bush

Bush 41

FY19891992

Entries
4.13M
Deported
141K
Net
3.98M
Bill Clinton

Clinton

FY19932000

Entries
11.0M
Deported
870K
Net
10.2M
George W. Bush

Bush 43

FY20012008

Entries
8.02M
Deported
2.01M
Net
6.00M
Barack Obama

Obama

FY20092016

Entries
3.31M
Deported
3.06M
Net
245K
Donald Trump

Trump

FY20172020

Entries
1.95M
Deported
1.20M
Net
756K
Joe Biden

Biden

FY20212024

Entries
7.44M
Deported
702K
Net
6.74M
Donald Trump

Trump

FY20252026*

Entries
318K
Deported
676K
Net
−358K

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