Photo caption: US President Donald Trump
The United States says it has gone 15 consecutive months without allowing any illegal migrants into the country and has deported more than three million foreigners since President Donald Trump returned to office.
The administration made the claims in a fact sheet sighted on the White House website on Wednesday, outlining measures it claims were taken to restore the country’s immigration system.
“President Trump has delivered on his promise to fix the immigration system, prioritize American citizens, and protect U.S. citizenship,” the White House said.
It said that in his first week back in office, Trump signed an executive order declaring a crisis at the southern border and taking immediate action to end what it described as the Biden administration’s “record-shattering illegal immigration” into the US.
“For 15 straight months, no illegal aliens have been released into the country.
“The Trump administration has deported over 3 million illegal aliens, including thousands convicted for violent crimes,” it said.
The administration further stated that it had launched a “denaturalization surge” targeting people who fraudulently obtained US citizenship, adding that claims had been filed against 88 people who received citizenship but were allegedly ineligible.
It said it had terminated taxpayer-funded benefits for more than 1.4 million undocumented migrants who were improperly receiving public assistance and banned them from more than a dozen taxpayer-funded healthcare programmes.
On visa restrictions, the White House said the administration had “strengthened visa programs and their screenings and paused visa processing for 75 high-risk countries to protect the homeland and deter overstays.”
It also said the administration had moved to remove tens of thousands of undocumented migrants from voter rolls in multiple states and was working to ensure they could not vote in US elections, which it described as a right reserved for Americans.
The administration also said it had reformed the citizenship test to better assess applicants’ understanding of American history, government and values and ensure they met all eligibility requirements.
It also referenced two new executive orders signed on August 6, 2026, aimed at ending birth tourism and clarifying categories of children not entitled to birthright citizenship following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Barbara.
