1.6 Million GONE?! Did Trump's Crackdown REALLY Work? | JQJO

Secretary Kristi Noem claims a 1.6 million decrease in unauthorized immigrants in the US since President Trump's immigration policies. This is attributed partly to an ad campaign encouraging self-deportation. However, this figure is disputed. Government data shows around 150,000 deportations and 13,000 self-deportations in the first half of Trump's second term. The Pew Research Center, using different data, estimates a 3.5 million increase in unauthorized immigrants between 2021 and 2023. Different methodologies and data sources, along with declining response rates, make it difficult to definitively determine the actual number of unauthorized immigrants.