Stats are indeed our friend, in 2018, 256,085 illegal immigrants were removed (using ICE's term here). This is up from 226,119 in 2017 but down significantly from Obama's average of 343,713 from 2009 to 2016.
The number of deaths is also down, there were 283 deaths crossing the border in 2018, 298 deaths in 2017, and 329 deaths in 2016. The numbers bounce around a bit, but only one year of Obama's presidency saw fewer deaths than either year of Trump's presidency, so it'd be accurate to say that these have broadly and dramatically decreased under Trump.
There have been more interior deportations (people living inside the US who are deported) but for total numbers, President Obama still holds the deporter in chief title. I also don't remember seeing cartoons like this about Obama, even though the numbers of deaths were higher during his presidency. I guess the words used are more important than the number of people who actually die.
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Date: 3/7/19 13:29 (UTC)The number of deaths is also down, there were 283 deaths crossing the border in 2018, 298 deaths in 2017, and 329 deaths in 2016. The numbers bounce around a bit, but only one year of Obama's presidency saw fewer deaths than either year of Trump's presidency, so it'd be accurate to say that these have broadly and dramatically decreased under Trump.
https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/2019-Mar/bp-southwest-border-sector-deaths-fy1998-fy2018.pdf
There have been more interior deportations (people living inside the US who are deported) but for total numbers, President Obama still holds the deporter in chief title. I also don't remember seeing cartoons like this about Obama, even though the numbers of deaths were higher during his presidency. I guess the words used are more important than the number of people who actually die.