Hillary Clinton claims 'more people were deported' by former Presidents Bill and Obama than by Trump

MUNICH, GERMANY: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton claimed that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama deported more people than President Donald Trump has.

Clinton made the comments during a panel at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, February 14.

Hillary Clinton highlights past success in deportations

Speaking to a group of policymakers, Clinton argued that the public should focus on facts rather than political rhetoric. She stated that the immigration policies during Bill Clinton’s and Barack Obama’s administrations resulted in higher deportation numbers without “killing American citizens.”

She specifically criticized the current administration for its treatment of families and children.

“More people were deported under my husband and Barack Obama without killing American citizens and without putting children into detention camps than were in the first Trump term or this first year of Trump’s second term,” Clinton said.

She suggested that Trump’s policies are an attempt to return to a “nostalgic past” that favors only specific groups of people.

Trump administration reports major enforcement success

While Hillary Clinton critiqued the administration's approach, the Department of Homeland Security continues to release figures highlighting its enforcement milestones.

Recent DHS data from January 20, 2026, indicates that nearly three million illegal immigrants left the US in the last year, including 675,000 formal deportations and 2.2 million self-deportations. 

The administration has also reported record-low Border Patrol encounter numbers compared with the previous administration, saying the daily average at the southwest border has dropped to 251, down from 5,110.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem stated that border incidents and illicit smuggling have dropped significantly.

Government facing shutdown amid immigration debate

Despite the reported drop in border crossings, the Department of Homeland Security is currently facing a partial shutdown.

This is due to a standoff between the White House and Democrats over new immigration rules following the fatal shooting of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota last month.

While agencies like ICE and CBP are still operating, they are using existing funds from a previous bill.

In the middle of these negotiations, border czar Tom Homan ended a major enforcement operation in Minneapolis known as Operation Metro Surge, noting that local coordination and operational successes justified the end of the operation.

Meanwhile, Senate leaders John Thune and Chuck Schumer are still trying to reach a deal, as Democrats are pushing for stricter rules on how federal agents operate, stating they want “serious guardrails that protect Americans, that rein in ICE, and stop the violence.”