A recent report focusing on the deportation of immigrants reveals that although the Trump administration had a slower removal rate compared to the Biden administration, the latter is now conducting more arrests.

Between January 26 and February 8, the daily average of immigrant removals from the U.S. stood at 693, which is 6.5% below the figures during Fiscal Year 2024 under Biden, as stated in a report released by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) this week.

TRAC notes, “Despite the allocation of staff from other agencies to bolster enforcement and deploying active-duty military to aid in border removals, the daily deportations remain lower than those under the past administration. Remarkably, President Trump’s deportation performance is deteriorating over time instead of getting better.”

And when Immigration and Customs Enforcement data from removals through March 8 is calculated, the daily average drops to 661 per day, nearly 11% below removals averaged during the Biden administration in Fiscal Year 2024, according to TRAC.

Arrests jump under Trump

The number of arrests of immigrants under the Trump administration, however, surpasses the number made under Biden, TRAC reports.

In Fiscal Year 2024, an average of 759 immigrants daily were booked into ICE detention facilities. From Jan. 26-31 that jumped to 1,126 per day after Trump took office. And the number peaked at 909 per day from Feb. 23-28, according to TRAC data.

The total cumulative bookings from Jan. 26 through March 8 was 7% higher under Trump than Biden, TRAC reports.

The number of daily bookings, however, dropped the first week of March to 718, below the daily average of 759 during the Biden administration, the latest data available shows.

This data does not count immigrants ICE already had in custody who were not detained but were monitored through the agency’s Alternatives to Detention program.

Details ‘concealed’

TRAC says information on where immigration arrests are taking place and who is being targeted and deported is not forthcoming from the current administration.

“The Trump administration continues to conceal most concrete details about its immigration enforcement activities,” the report found.

“The need for public persistence seeking to document ICE’s actual enforcement efforts backed up with reliable numbers on arrests and removals remains of vital importance,” TRAC says.

Sandra Sanchez can be reached at SSanchez@BorderReport.com.