Trump is promising a deportation surge. How many people did Obama, Biden and Trump actually deport?

Donald Trump has threatened to use the military to enact mass deportations after making illegal immigration one of his flagship policies during the 2024 election — with the president-elect saying he will boot millions of people from the country.

Trump has boasted of planning the “largest deportation operation in American history,” saying there is no price tag for the scheme. His chosen border czar Tom Homan is a hardliner, having promised “shock and awe” when he starts the job and describing current government policy on immigration as “national suicide.”

But beyond the hyperbole, how many migrants would Trump have to remove for it to be the biggest deportation the U.S. has ever seen?

Here is a look at the track record of the last three presidents — including Trump — on how many people have actually been deported:

How many people are living illegally in the U.S. and how does deportation work?

There are an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States, according to Pew Research.