Two million illegal immigrants have left the country since President Donald Trump took office, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
The figure includes about 1.6 million illegal immigrants who voluntarily self-deported and more than 400,000 who were deported, according to a news release.
The Department of Homeland Security is on track to total 600,000 deportations during Trump’s first year back in office, the release said.
“The numbers don’t lie: 2 million illegal aliens have been removed or self-deported in just 250 days — proving that President Trump’s policies and Secretary Noem’s leadership are working and making American communities safe,” Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said.
“Ramped-up immigration enforcement targeting the worst of the worst is removing more and more criminal illegal aliens off our streets every day and is sending a clear message to anyone else in this country illegally: Self-deport or we will arrest and deport you,” she said.
The release noted that for four months in a row, United States Customs and Border Protection “has released zero illegal aliens into the country.”
The release cited a United Nations report saying there had been a 97 percent reduction in illegal immigrants heading to the U.S. from Central America, with 49 percent of illegal immigrants who gave up hope of slipping across the border citing Trump’s policies as the reason for doing so.