Most deportees under Trump are men, leaving women to care for families alone

"Men account for nine out of every 10 people who have been deported by federal immigration officers since President Donald Trump began his second term last year. That ratio is not new: Women have historically represented a smaller share of those in detention, even as rising numbers of families have arrived in recent years. But the characteristics of the men being taken into custody have changed, and the number of detainees has skyrocketed."

"The Post's analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data shows that almost a quarter of the 300,000 men removed since January 2025 had lived in the United States for at least three years. In the last year of the Biden administration, less than a 10th of all deported men had been in the country for that long before they were removed."

"The share of those removed who have criminal convictions also has shifted significantly. Most of those deported in the decade before Trump took office again had been convicted of a crime. Now the reverse is true: Nearly two-thirds of the men removed since the start of the second Trump administration do not have criminal convictions."

"Administration officials have said that the Department of Homeland Security is targeting criminals but will arrest anyone who is in the country illegally. A DHS spokesperson asserted that many of the detained immigrants who are listed as "non-criminals" have records in other countries. The agency provided five examples of recently arrested men who fit that profile but did not answer a follow-up question on how many detained men in total have criminal records abroad."

Federal immigration officers have deported unusually high numbers of undocumented men since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term. Men make up nine out of every 10 people removed by federal immigration officers. Analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data shows that nearly a quarter of the 300,000 men removed since January 2025 had lived in the United States for at least three years, compared with less than a tenth in the final year of the Biden administration. The profile of detainees has also changed, with nearly two-thirds of removed men lacking criminal convictions. Administration officials say enforcement targets criminals but arrests anyone illegally present, while a DHS spokesperson cited records in other countries for some non-criminals.

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