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#deportations
9 events across 7 weeks
1
Damage
7
Hype
1
Noise
21.0
Avg Dmg
38.0
Avg Hype
WEEK 65
Mar 22 – 28
HYPE
2026-03-23
Mexico Reports Nearly 200,000 Repatriations From U.S. Since Trump Return to Office
Enforcement Action
international · broad
Damage
36.4
Hype
47.8
WEEK 64
Mar 15 – 21
HYPE
2026-03-15
Trump Administration Halts Release of Immigration Data
Information Operation
federal · broad
Damage
23.4
Hype
36.8
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
HYPE
2026-02-17
Top Trump Homeland Security Spokesperson Departs Amid Immigration Crackdown Scrutiny
Personnel Capture
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
30.1
HYPE
2026-02-15
Immigration Enforcement Violence and Community Response
Policy Change
multi state · broad
WEEK 40
Sep 28 – Oct 4
DMG
2025-10-03
ICE Enforcement Operations Expand Across Multiple Cities
Enforcement Action
multi state · moderate
Damage
28.0
Hype
27.5
WEEK 38
Sep 14 – 20
HYPE
2025-09-20
ICE Conducts Large-Scale Arrests in Chicago Area Operation
Enforcement Action
single state · moderate
Damage
26.4
Hype
32.3
WEEK 31
Jul 27 – Aug 2
NOISE
2025-08-02
Judge Pauses Trump Administration Fast-Track Deportation Expansion
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
Damage
16.2
Hype
18.6
WEEK 28
Jul 6 – 12
HYPE
2025-07-12
Nigeria Refuses to Accept US Deportees
Policy Change
international · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
33.5
Damage
43.2
Hype
67.3
HYPE
2026-02-15
Trump Administration Deportations to Third Countries Cost $35-40 Million
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
Damage
15.3
Hype
48.0