Trump's impact on International Migrants Day: It has been one of the most difficult years, the cruelest'

"She went inside, while her husband remained outside, but an unexpected message informed him that he, too, had to enter the building. At that moment, the officers told them that one of them was going to be deported, but that the couple had to choose who it would be. She said she would leave because he was the one who worked and supported the household. In the end, it was the mother who remained in the United States."

"The closing year, 2025, is likely to be remembered as the most terrifying on record for the immigrant population in the United States, with more than 65,000 people in detention, 605,000 deportations, and 1.9 million self-deportations, according to data from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Trump administration is breaking historic records, said DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin last week."

2025 produced unprecedented immigration enforcement in the United States, with more than 65,000 people detained, 605,000 deportations, and 1.9 million self-deportations per Department of Homeland Security data. Enforcement operations included mass arrests, detention expansion, and disruptive removal practices that forced families into immediate choices about who would be deported. Pro-immigrant groups, volunteers, religious leaders, and relatives staged protests outside ICE facilities such as Miramar in Miami. Numerous accounts describe forced family separations, fear-driven departures, and widespread human rights concerns, while official statements framed the operations as record-breaking efforts to compel undocumented migrants to leave.

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