DIThe Distraction Index

#deportation

62 events across 37 weeks

21Damage
24Hype
17Noise
20.5Avg Dmg
24.6Avg Hype
WEEK 92Sep 27 – Oct 3
DMG2026-09-28
Trump Administration Immigration Enforcement Expansion
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
40.2
Hype
33.5
DMG2026-09-24
Third-Country Deportation Legal Challenge
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
29.5
Hype
15.8
WEEK 87Aug 23 – 29
NOISE2026-08-22
GOP Representative Criticizes Trump Administration Deportation Overreach
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · moderate
Damage
2.3
Hype
17.5
WEEK 85Aug 9 – 15
HYPE2026-08-09
TPS Termination Impacts Haitian Immigrants in Florida
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
17.6
Hype
25.5
WEEK 84Aug 2 – 8
DMG2026-08-02
Accelerated Deportation Court Proceedings
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
27.7
Hype
16.3
HYPE2026-08-02
Trump Administration Ends TPS for Haiti
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
22.7
Hype
34.8
DMG2026-08-01
Trump Administration Ends TPS for Somalia and Other Nations
Policy Changefederal · broad
Damage
37.4
Hype
30.8
WEEK 83Jul 26 – Aug 1
HYPE2026-07-30
Trump Administration Asylum Policy Change Increasing Deportations
Policy Changefederal · narrow
Damage
26.5
Hype
33.5
HYPE2026-07-30
Trump Administration DACA Deportation - Unauthorized Travel Justification
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
29.6
Hype
30.8
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
HYPE2026-07-24
Haitian Temporary Protected Status Set to Expire
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
9.6
Hype
27.8
NOISE2026-07-23
Haitians Express Profound Fear as Temporary Protected Status Deadline Nears
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
9.2
Hype
5.5
NOISE2026-07-19
Justice Department Activates Untested 'Alien Terrorist' Deportation Court
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
21.4
Hype
13.6
WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18
HYPE2026-07-17
Tim Walz Questions Deportation of Convicted Sex Offender He Pardoned
single state · narrow
Damage
0.8
Hype
38.0
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
NOISE2026-07-08
Trump Deportees Arrive in Eswatini from United States
Enforcement Actioninternational · narrow
Damage
6.0
Hype
8.5
WEEK 79Jun 28 – Jul 4
HYPE2026-06-29
Mullin Reaffirms Haitian Deportation Stance
Policy Changefederal · narrow
Damage
16.4
Hype
54.0
DMG2026-06-27
Lance Schroyer appointed ICE director
Personnel Capturefederal · broad
Damage
40.2
Hype
22.8
WEEK 72May 10 – 16
DMG2026-05-14
Judge Orders US Government to Return Colombian Woman Deported to DR Congo
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
30.9
Hype
29.0
HYPE2026-05-10
Woman Fleeing Genital Mutilation Deported by US
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
28.2
Hype
44.3
WEEK 68Apr 12 – 18
DMG2026-04-15
Trump Administration Halts Investigation into Deportation Flights
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
46.9
Hype
30.5
WEEK 64Mar 15 – 21
HYPE2026-03-16
Trump Mass Deportation Agenda DHS Shake-Up
Personnel Capturefederal · broad
Damage
37.2
Hype
40.3
WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28
NOISE2026-02-25
Judge Rules Trump Third-Country Deportation Policy Unlawful
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
18.9
Hype
18.4
HYPE2026-02-23
California Expands Services for Immigrants Amid Trump Deportation Push
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
11.2
Hype
25.4
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
HYPE2026-02-21
Trump Administration Seeks to Deport Iranian-American Orphan Adopted by US Veteran
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
7.4
Hype
31.4
HYPE2026-02-15
Court Blocks Deportation of Tufts Graduate Student
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
0.0
Hype
—
DMG2026-02-15
Court Orders Retrieval of Student Deported to Honduras
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
33.6
Hype
29.0
DMG2026-02-15
US Deports 9 Individuals to Cameroon Despite Court Protections
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
30.6
Hype
15.1
HYPE2026-02-13
Trump Administration Halts Deportation Surge in Minnesota
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
4.4
Hype
30.3
NOISE2025-07-18
Trump Sued by Immigrant Youth Over Deportation Risk
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
7.1
Hype
15.6
WEEK 59Feb 8 – 14
HYPE2026-02-03
Trump Administration Deportation Enforcement Monitoring
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
10.7
Hype
32.0
WEEK 56Jan 18 – 24
NOISE2026-01-23
Congress Pushes Back on Haiti TPS Termination
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
14.7
Hype
17.8
HYPE2026-01-23
Vice President Vance Minneapolis Immigration Enforcement Tour
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
16.7
Hype
40.4
WEEK 45Nov 2 – 8
NOISE2025-11-07
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Deportation of Brown Medicine Doctor
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
3.4
Hype
13.5
WEEK 44Oct 26 – Nov 1
NOISE2025-10-30
Deportation Executed Before Court Order Received
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
23.3
Hype
20.4
WEEK 37Sep 7 – 13
HYPE2025-09-13
ICE Calls for Removal of Man Accused of Violent Crime at Dallas Motel
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
34.1
DMG2025-09-13
Appeals Court Rules Trump Administration Can End Legal Protections for 400,000+ Migrants
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
46.1
Hype
16.4
WEEK 35Aug 24 – 30
NOISE2025-08-30
Trump Administration Plans Removal of Nearly 700 Unaccompanied Migrant Children
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
10.9
Hype
19.9
WEEK 34Aug 17 – 23
DMG2025-08-23
ICE Training Recruits for Trump Deportation Goals
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
31.8
Hype
19.5
HYPE2025-08-23
Uganda Agrees to Accept Deported Migrants Without Criminal Records
Enforcement Actioninternational · moderate
Damage
6.2
Hype
28.1
WEEK 32Aug 3 – 9
HYPE2025-08-09
Trump-Themed Burger Chain Owner Arrested by ICE
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
2.4
Hype
29.4
HYPE2025-08-09
ICE Ramps Up Recruitment Amid Deportation Criticism
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
22.8
Hype
25.1
WEEK 27Jun 29 – Jul 5
NOISE2025-07-05
Judge Blocks Immigrant Deportation to South Sudan
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
7.1
Hype
5.6
WEEK 26Jun 22 – 28
DMG2025-06-27
DHS Terminates Temporary Protected Status for 348,000 Haitians
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
30.8
Hype
30.8
WEEK 25Jun 15 – 21
NOISE2025-06-14
Trump Reduces Mass Deportation Sweeps
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
4.2
Hype
13.2
WEEK 24Jun 8 – 14
HYPE2025-06-14
Bay Area Lawmakers Denounce Deportation of Palestinian Activists
Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow
Damage
10.9
Hype
26.3
WEEK 23Jun 1 – 7
DMG2025-06-07
Widespread Immigration Enforcement Actions and Deportations
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
29.9
Hype
28.3
NOISE2025-06-07
Man Mistakenly Deported to El Salvador Returned to Face Charges
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
10.9
Hype
14.6
WEEK 22May 25 – 31
NOISE2025-05-30
ICE Resumes Phoenix Immigration Court Arrests with New Tactics
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
18.9
Hype
22.6
DMG2025-05-30
Immigration Crackdown Expands Across Communities
Enforcement Actionmulti state · broad
Damage
46.1
Hype
29.2
DMG2025-05-30
Judge Rules Deportation Effort Likely Unconstitutional
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
21.7
Hype
13.5
WEEK 20May 11 – 17
DMG2025-05-17
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Expedite Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
22.8
Hype
14.6
WEEK 18Apr 27 – May 3
NOISE2025-05-03
Trump Administration Pushes Supreme Court to Remove Protective Status for Venezuelan Migrants
Policy Changefederal · narrow
Damage
18.5
Hype
23.4
WEEK 16Apr 13 – 19
NOISE2025-04-19
Senator Van Hollen Visits Deported Maryland Man in El Salvador
Enforcement Actioninternational · narrow
Damage
7.4
Hype
16.3
DMG2025-04-19
Trump Administration Implements Mass Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
47.5
Hype
31.4
HYPE2025-04-19
Senator Claims El Salvador Staged Photo Op for Deported Man
Information Operationinternational · narrow
Damage
11.2
Hype
30.4
WEEK 15Apr 6 – 12
HYPE2025-04-05
Venezuelan Migrant Deportation to El Salvador Prison
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
7.5
Hype
33.5
WEEK 14Mar 30 – Apr 5
DMG2025-04-05
Judicial Orders for Return of Mistakenly Deported Individuals
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
32.9
Hype
7.7
WEEK 13Mar 23 – 29
DMG2025-03-29
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Resume Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
45.0
Hype
24.4
WEEK 12Mar 16 – 22
DMG2025-03-22
Trump Uses Alien Enemies Act for Gang Deportations
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
40.6
Hype
26.2
HYPE2025-03-22
Trump Administration Targets Venezuelan Gang
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
7.1
Hype
29.6
WEEK 4Jan 19 – 25
DMG2025-01-24
Schools and Churches Brace for Trump's Historic Deportation Campaign
Enforcement Actionmulti state · broad
Damage
48.9
Hype
25.1
WEEK 3Jan 12 – 18
HYPE2025-01-18
Iowa Governor Directs Law Enforcement to Cooperate with Trump Deportations
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
16.7
Hype
36.9
NOISE2025-01-18
Colorado County Passes Resolution Supporting Trump Mass Deportation Plan
Norm Erosion Onlylocal · moderate
Damage
2.3
Hype
24.2