DIThe Distraction Index

#deportations

14 events across 12 weeks

3Damage
9Hype
2Noise
23.6Avg Dmg
37.8Avg Hype
WEEK 84Aug 2 – 8
DMG2026-08-02
ICE Detentions Reach Trump-Era High in July Amid Immigration Crackdown
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
36.8
Hype
29.5
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
NOISE2026-07-24
Border Czar Confirms Highest Deportation Numbers in June and July
Enforcement Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
4.2
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
DMG2026-07-05
Hmong Deportations from Twin Cities to Laos
Enforcement Actionmulti state · narrow
Damage
41.2
Hype
39.0
WEEK 78Jun 21 – 27
HYPE2026-06-20
Record High Deportations Under Trump Administration
Enforcement Actionfederal · broad
Damage
41.5
Hype
76.3
WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6
HYPE2026-06-03
Cuban Immigrants Deported to Mexico Under Trump Administration
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
21.1
Hype
37.5
WEEK 65Mar 22 – 28
HYPE2026-03-23
Mexico Reports Nearly 200,000 Repatriations From U.S. Since Trump Return to Office
Enforcement Actioninternational · broad
Damage
36.4
Hype
47.8
WEEK 64Mar 15 – 21
HYPE2026-03-15
Trump Administration Halts Release of Immigration Data
Information Operationfederal · broad
Damage
23.4
Hype
36.8
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
HYPE2026-02-17
Top Trump Homeland Security Spokesperson Departs Amid Immigration Crackdown Scrutiny
Personnel Capturefederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
30.1
HYPE2026-02-15
Trump Administration Deportations to Third Countries Cost $35-40 Million
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
15.3
Hype
48.0
HYPE2026-02-15
Immigration Enforcement Violence and Community Response
Policy Changemulti state · broad
Damage
43.2
Hype
67.3
WEEK 40Sep 28 – Oct 4
DMG2025-10-03
ICE Enforcement Operations Expand Across Multiple Cities
Enforcement Actionmulti state · moderate
Damage
28.0
Hype
27.5
WEEK 38Sep 14 – 20
HYPE2025-09-20
ICE Conducts Large-Scale Arrests in Chicago Area Operation
Enforcement Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
26.4
Hype
32.3
WEEK 31Jul 27 – Aug 2
NOISE2025-08-02
Judge Pauses Trump Administration Fast-Track Deportation Expansion
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
16.2
Hype
18.6
WEEK 28Jul 6 – 12
HYPE2025-07-12
Nigeria Refuses to Accept US Deportees
Policy Changeinternational · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
33.5