A Year in Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign

ProPublicaCenter-LeftEN 2 min read 100% complete by Gerardo del ValleJanuary 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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In the first year of Donald Trump's second term, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune investigated his administration's mass deportation campaign, which began in January 2025. The investigation tracked the removal of immigrants across the U.S., collecting data on U.S. citizens detained and crowd-control methods used by federal agents. The investigation examined the deportation of over 230 men to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador, revealing that most had no criminal convictions in the U.S., despite claims from the administration. While border crossings decreased and detention numbers increased, the investigation questions the cost and effectiveness of the multibillion-dollar effort. The reporters will continue to investigate the ongoing developments.

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