Did Obama use ICE to arrest and deport?

Obama deported more people, by a wide margin.

Syracuse University’s TRAC and subsequent press accounts report that over eight years the Obama administration recorded more than 3.1 million ICE deportations and that fiscal‑year totals under Obama included tens of thousands of interior removals [1] [4]. Reporting from 2017 noted 65,332 individuals were detained and deported in FY2016 alone, illustrating the scale of removals late in Obama’s term.

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ElwoodBlues · M

Speaking of comparisons of ICE under Obama vs tRump, this is interesting. ICE under tRump, in Minnesota alone, has volated f 96 court orders!! Do you recall ICE under Obama violating even a SINGLE court order??

... on Wednesday, Patrick Schiltz, the chief judge for the U.S. District Court of Minnesota, issued a remarkable order that cataloged a total of 96 court orders that he said ICE had violated in 74 different cases. “ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026,” the judge wrote, “than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mnd.230171/gov.uscourts.mnd.230171.10.0_2.pdf?regi_id=216074662&template_id=1545&tracking_id=biza-1hFvPdxv6r7xijyl-variant-0&user_id=9bcd0d71fb7660c3554b4fb55bffa75a

I believe this is the appendix mentioned by Judge Schlitz with the list of court orders violated by ICE
https://kstp.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Habeas-Cases-with-Order-Non-Compliance-Jan-28-2026.pdf

Wow, 96 court orders violated!! Again, do you recall ICE under Obama violating even a SINGLE court order??